000 FZNT24 KNHC 031431 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST SAT MAR 03 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-032130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST SAT MAR 03 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM 28N81W TO 23N93W WILL GRADUALLY MOVE SE AS A COLD FRONT LATER TODAY AND EXTEND FROM 25N81W TO 20N97W TONIGHT...ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN...THEN SE OF THE AREA BY SUN NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL STRENGTHEN AND MOVE TO S TEXAS ON SUN WITH INCREASING NLY WINDS AND GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER THE SW GULF THROUGH SUN NIGHT. THE HIGH WILL MOVE SLOWLY E MON AND INTO THE ATLC BY WED WITH DIMINISHING WINDS AND SEAS OVER THE GULF. $$ GMZ080-032130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST SAT MAR 03 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-032130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST SAT MAR 03 2007 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 22N SUN AND SUN NIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 22N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT BY EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 22N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. S OF FRONT N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 22N N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 TO 17 FT. N OF 22N N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...S OF 22N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-032130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST SAT MAR 03 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS WITHIN 75 NM OF FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 25N N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. N OF 25N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 25N. .MON...S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-032130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST SAT MAR 03 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS WITHIN 75 NM OF FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER BERG