000 FZNT24 KNHC 020818 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-021530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE FL PANHANDLE SW TO CAMPECHE BAY THIS MORNING AND IS MOVING SLOWLY E. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM S CENTRAL FL BACK TO NW YUCATAN LATE SAT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS FROM THE NW. WINDS WILL INCREASE W OF 90W LATE SAT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE TO EXTREME SE GULF LATE SUN. A POLAR HIGH MOVES RAPIDLY SE WITH GALE CONDITIONS DEVELOPING SAT NIGHT INTO SUN S OF 25N W OF 90W. THE FRONT MOVES RAPIDLY E OF THE AREA MON. HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OVER THE GULF WITH DECREASING WINDS AND SEAS MON THROUGH TUE. $$ GMZ080-021530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NLY AND INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT FAR NW PART. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT IN AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT W PART IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-021530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2007 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 93W SAT NIGHT AND SUN... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF COLD FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W OF 93W N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS INCREASING 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 93W N WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN...W OF 93W N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. E OF 93W N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN 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 7 FT. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-021530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON INTO SAT NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...S OF 25N N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 25 NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N AND TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N LATE. .TUE...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-021530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND S OF FRONT. .SUN...N OF FRONT N WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER RRG