000 FZNT24 KNHC 040309 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST SAT MAR 3 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-040930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST SAT MAR 3 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 27N82W TO 24N88W TO 23N93W WILL SLOWLY MOVE SE AND EXTEND FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN AFTERNOON...THEN SE OF THE AREA SUN NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD AND MOVE TO S TEXAS ON SUN WITH INCREASING NLY WINDS. GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED IN 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. $$ GMZ080-040930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST SAT MAR 3 2007 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-040930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST SAT MAR 3 2007 ...GALE WARNING S OF 22N... .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 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. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT. N OF 22N N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. .MON...S OF 22N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. N OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT 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. $$ GMZ084-040930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST SAT MAR 3 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N. .WED AND THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-040930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST SAT MAR 3 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR 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 MUNDELL