000 FZNT24 KNHC 021509 AAA OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST FRI MAR 02 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-022130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST FRI MAR 02 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM NE FLORIDA SW TO 27N85W TO 25N90W AND SW TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL MOVE A PSN FROM S CENTRAL FL TO NW YUCATAN LATE SAT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS FROM THE NW. WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE W PART LATE SAT. THE FRONT WILL EXIT THE GULF LATE SUN AS STRONG HIGH MOVES BUILDS ACROSS ENTIRE AREA INTO MON. GALE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SAT NIGHT INTO SUN S OF 25N W OF 93W. THE HIGH CENTER THEN MOVES TO THE N CENTRAL TUE WITH WINDS AND SEAS DECREASING OVER JUST ABOUT THE GULF EXCEPT FOR WATERS NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL AND NW CUBA. $$ GMZ080-022130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST FRI MAR 02 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF 92W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 92W...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT N PART. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NLY AND INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT FAR NW PART. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT IN AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT W PART IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-022130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST FRI MAR 02 2007 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 93W LATE SAT NIGHT INTO SUN... .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .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...N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE BEHIND THE FRONT. S OF 23N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...SHIFTING TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .SAT NIGHT...W OF 93W N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT LATE. E OF 93W N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT N OF 23N LATE. .SUN...W OF 93W N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING 11 TO 16 FT. E OF 93W N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. 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 IN NE SWELL. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-022130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST FRI MAR 02 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT....SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON INTO SAT NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...S OF 25N N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 25 NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N AND TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N LATE. .TUE...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-022130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST FRI MAR 02 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .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 BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS 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/AGUIRRE