000 FZNT24 KNHC 130859 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CST TUE MAR 13 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-131530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CST TUE MAR 13 2007 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OFF THE MID-ATLC COAST WITH A RIDGE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THU. COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST THU NIGHT THEN EXTENDS FROM N FLORIDA TO THE SW GULF FRI THEN SE OF THE AREA BY LATE SAT. $$ GMZ080-131530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CST TUE MAR 13 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 92W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-131530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CST TUE MAR 13 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 21N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .WED THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-131530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CST TUE MAR 13 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS N OF 27N. .FRI...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT AND GUSTY...DECREASING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-131530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CST TUE MAR 13 2007 .TODAY 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. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT AND GUSTY BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER COBB