000 FZNT24 KNHC 150746 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT THU MAR 15 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-151530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT THU MAR 15 2007 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH OVER NW GULF THIS MORNING WILL DEVELOP INTO A WEAK LOW PRES AND MOVE NE. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TX COAST THIS AFTERNOON AND TO THE ERN GULF FRI AFTERNOON. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD BEHIND THE FRONT WITH INCREASING NLY WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS. THE FRONT WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA FRI NIGHT. HIGH PRES OVER THE NW GULF WILL MAINTAIN GUSTY N TO NE WINDS SAT. THE HIGH MOVES TO THE NE GULF SUN WITH SE WINDS DEVELOPING W OF 90W. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRES BACK ACROSS THE N GULF COAST MON WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE SE WINDS ALL SECTIONS. $$ GMZ080-151530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT THU MAR 15 2007 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N AND NE 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N E OF 93W. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W OF 94W NE WINDS DECREASING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS DECREASING 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E OF 94W NE WINDS 15 T0 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-151530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT THU MAR 15 2007 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...NW OF A COLD FRONT N WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E OF 95W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 95W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ084-151530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT THU MAR 15 2007 .TODAY...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND A FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS N OF 27N. .FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N AND INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 28N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...N OF 27N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ086-151530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT THU MAR 15 2007 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS BRIEFLY HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N. .FRI...N OF 26N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT AND INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N SW 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. $$ FORECASTER RRG