000 FZNT24 KNHC 012236 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST THU MAR 01 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-020330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST THU MAR 01 2007 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA WILL RETREAT E AS A COLD FRONT EMERGES INTO THE FAR W GULF. COLD FRONT FROM SW LOUISIANA TO INLAND NE MEXICO WILL QUICKLY MOVE TO A LINE FROM NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE TONIGHT... FROM N FLORIDA TO E BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI MORNING...THEN BEGIN TO SLOW DOWN IN A PSN FROM NEAR TAMPA TO E BAY OF CAMPECHE BY FRI NIGHT. FRONT THEN MOVES SLOWLY S FROM NEAR FORT MYERS TO E BAY OF CAMPECHE BY SAT NIGHT AND BECOMES OVER DIFFUSE OVER THE FAR SE GULF SUN MORNING. STRONG HIGH BUILDS ACROSS THE GULF IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THROUGH MON WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF GALE CONDITIONS DEVELOPING S OF 25N W OF 90W LATE SAT INTO SUN MORNING. THE HIGH WILL THEN MOVE SLOWLY E ACROSS THE N GULF REACHING THE NE PART TUE WITH DECREASING WINDS AND SEAS OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. $$ GMZ080-020330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST THU MAR 01 2007 .TONIGHT...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT W OF 96W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF 95 LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT MAINLY N OF 28N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS INCREASING TO N 20 TO 25 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT SAT NIGHT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT FAR NW PART. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT IN AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT W PART IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-020330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST THU MAR 01 2007 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 23N W OF 93W SUN... .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS INCREASING TO NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE W OF 93W LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT W OF 93W SAT NIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS E OF FRONT. .SUN...S OF 23N W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ084-020330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST THU MAR 01 2007 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO SW TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY NW PART. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON INTO SAT NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...S OF 25N N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N AND TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N LATE. .TUE...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-020330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST THU MAR 01 2007 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N. N OF 27N SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE ...S OF 27N SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF COLD FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS MOSTLY S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND S OF FRONT. .SUN...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND S OF FRONT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO E 10 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE AND TO 1 TO 2 FT TUE. S OF 27N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TUE. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE