000 FZNT24 KNHC 080253 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST WED MAR 07 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-080930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST WED MAR 07 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK RIDGE WILL PREVAIL OVER THE N GULF THROUGH SAT. SE WINDS WILL INCREASE SAT NIGHT AND SUN AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WHICH MOVES INTO THE NW GULF LATE SUN AND REACHES FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NE MEXICO EARLY MON...AND FROM NEAR MOBILE BAY TO THE SW GULF LATE MON. WEAK HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE GULF BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ GMZ080-080930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST WED MAR 07 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-080930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST WED MAR 07 2007 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-080930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST WED MAR 07 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 25N AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 25N. .SAT AND SUN...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EARLY...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM 24N TO 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N PART. $$ GMZ086-080930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST WED MAR 07 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL/AGUIRRE