000 FZNT24 KNHC 022102 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST FRI MAR 02 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-030330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST FRI MAR 02 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM N CENTRAL TAMPA FLORIDA SW TO 26N90W TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL MOVE A PSN FROM S CENTRAL FLORIDA TO NW YUCATAN PENINSULA BY SAT NIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS SE ACROSS THE GULF. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE OVER THE W PART SAT NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXIT THE GULF LATE SUN AFTERNOON OR EARLY SUN EVENING AS STRONG HIGH BUILDS ACROSS ENTIRE AREA INTO MON. GALE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SUN AND SUN NIGHT OVER THE SW PORTION. THE HIGH CENTER THEN MOVES TO THE N CENTRAL GULF TUE AND TO MID-ATLANTIC COAST WED WITH WINDS AND SEAS DECREASING OVER JUST ABOUT THE ENTIRE GULF EXCEPT FOR WATERS NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL AND NW CUBA. $$ GMZ080-030330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST FRI MAR 02 2007 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NLY AND INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N PART SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT NEAR THE COAST. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT IN AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT W PART IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE AND WED...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-030330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST FRI MAR 02 2007 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 92W SUN AND SUN NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY...THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE BEHIND FRONT LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE BEHIND THE FRONT. S OF 23N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...SHIFTING TO N AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT... BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 92W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY... THEN INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...AND DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING 9 TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON...AND TO 11 TO 16 FT BY SUN NIGHT. E OF 92W N WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT... BUILDING 9 TO 11 FT BY SUN NIGHT. .MON...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL... SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE. W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT ...DIMINISHING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL LATE...EXCEPT TO 4 TO 6 FT FAR NW PART. .TUE AND WED...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE WED. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-030330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST FRI MAR 02 2007 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON AND INTO SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT BETWEEN FRONT AND 27N BY SAT NIGHT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 25N N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N AND TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N LATE. .TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT...EXCEPT BECOMING E 10 KT N OF 26N WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT N OF 27N WED. $$ GMZ086-030330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST FRI MAR 02 2007 .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 ALONG 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...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT SAT NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND S OF FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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 AND WED...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...UP TO 7 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE