000 FZNT24 KNHC 032113 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST SAT MAR 03 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-040330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST SAT MAR 03 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 27N81W TO 23N93W WILL GRADUALLY MOVE SE AND EXTEND FROM 26N81W TO 20N97W TONIGHT...ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN AFTERNOON...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. A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH WILL DEVELOP ALONG 85W WED AND THU. $$ GMZ080-040330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST SAT MAR 03 2007 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT EARLY BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-040330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST SAT MAR 03 2007 ...GALE WARNING S OF 22N... .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. S OF FRONT N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 22N N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT. N OF 22N N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUN NIGHT. .MON...S OF 22N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-040330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST SAT MAR 03 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS WITHIN 75 NM OF FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 25N N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 25N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 25N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N. .WED AND THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-040330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST SAT MAR 03 2007 .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 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. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...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. .WED AND THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N. $$ FORECASTER BERG