000 FZNT24 KNHC 092103 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST FRI MAR 9 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-100330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST FRI MAR 9 2007 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ALONG N GULF COAST WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUN. LOW PRES WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH A TRAILING WEAK COLD FRONT OVER THE NW GULF. $$ GMZ080-100330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST FRI MAR 9 2007 .TONIGHT...W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW LATE MON. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. .TUE AND WED...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS MAINLY N OF 28N E OF 94W. $$ GMZ082-100330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST FRI MAR 9 2007 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS W OF 92W. $$ GMZ084-100330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST FRI MAR 9 2007 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-100330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST FRI MAR 9 2007 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT TO 6 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .TUE...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN