000 FZNT24 KNHC 162051 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT FRI MAR 16 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-170330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT FRI MAR 16 2007 .SYNOPSIS...PRE-FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING ACROSS GULF FROM TAMPA FL TO YUCATAN PENINSULA MOVES SE TONIGHT. COLD FRONT JUST ENTERING NRN GULF PUSHES THROUGH THE GULF THROUGH SAT NIGHT...WITH INCREASING NLY WINDS. WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH SUN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER AREA. E TO SE RETURN FLOW INCREASES MON AND TUE...THEN INTENSIFIES WED. $$ GMZ080-170330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT FRI MAR 16 2007 .TONIGHT...E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 95W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E OF 94W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ082-170330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT FRI MAR 16 2007 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ084-170330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT FRI MAR 16 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 24N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 24N N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ086-170330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT FRI MAR 16 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 24N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 24N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT TO 11 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL