000 FZNT24 KNHC 121434 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT MON MAR 12 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-122130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT MON MAR 12 2007 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE EASTERN U.S. MOVES INTO THE ATLC TUE WITH A RIDGE ACROSS THE AREA TUE THROUGH THU. COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE THU THEN EXTENDS FROM N FLORIDA TO THE SW GULF FRI. $$ GMZ080-122130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT MON MAR 12 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WINDS VARIABLE AND GUSTING TO 25 KT IN SQUALLS N OF 26N W OF 93W THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT HIGHER IN TSTMS. .WED...S WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT ALONG TEXAS COAST. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-122130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT MON MAR 12 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-122130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT MON MAR 12 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS N OF 27N. .FRI...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ086-122130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT MON MAR 12 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT TO 10 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER COBB/BERG