000 FZNT24 KNHC 030838 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST SAT MAR 3 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-031530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST SAT MAR 3 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM 27N83W TO 20N92W THIS MORNING AND WILL GRADUALLY MOVE E AS A COLD FRONT LATER TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE NW GULF. THE HIGH WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES TO SE TX LATE SUN WITH STRONG NLY WINDS DEVELOPING ALL SECTIONS. GALE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SUN S OF 25N W OF 93W. THE HIGH WILL MOVE SLOWLY E MON WITH DIMINISHING WINDS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE NE GULF COAST TUE THROUGH WED. $$ GMZ080-031530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST SAT MAR 3 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NLY AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT N OF 29N SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 27N AND 5 TO 8 FT N OF 27N. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT W PART IN AFTERNOON. .TUE...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-031530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST SAT MAR 3 2007 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 93W SUN... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 93W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NLY AND INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT LATE. E OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS SHIFTING TO N AND INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .SUN...W OF 93W N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS ALONG THE MEXICAN COAST. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 13 FT. E OF 93W N WINDS INCREASING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W OF 93W N WINDS DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING SLOWLY 9 TO 12 FT TO 7 TO 9 FT BY MORNING. E OF 93W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT SLOWLY SUBSIDING BY MORNING. .MON...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. W OF 94W N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .TUE...E OF 94W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-031530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST SAT MAR 3 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N AND INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 25N N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...N OF 28N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-031530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST SAT MAR 3 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND S OF FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ENDING SUN NIGHT. .MON...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT AND 6 TO 8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .WED...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER RRG