000 FZNT24 KNHC 070802 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT SAT APR 7 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-071530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT SAT APR 7 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A POLAR AIRMASS EXTENDS SE OVER THE AREA TODAY. WEAK LOW PRES FORMS OVER THE NW GULF SUN WITH A WARM FRONT DEVELOPING MON JUST S OF THE NRN GULF COAST. THE POLAR AIRMASS MOVES SLOWLY E AND SE MON. THE WARM FRONT WILL MOVE INLAND TUE WITH INCREASING SLY WINDS W OF 88W. GUSTY SLY WINDS SPREAD EWD WED AS A COLD FRONT MOVES TO THE NW GULF. $$ GMZ080-071530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT SAT APR 7 2007 .TODAY...E OF 92W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 92W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WINDS INCREASING THIS AFTERNOON TO NE 20 KT SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 9 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. AREAS OF RAIN. .SUN...N OF WARM FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF RAIN N OF FRONT. .SUN NIGHT...N OF WARM FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. AREAS OF RAIN N OF FRONT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N OF WARM FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF RAIN N OF FRONT. WINDS BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 25 KT W OF A COLD FRONT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH FRONT. $$ GMZ082-071530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT SAT APR 7 2007 .TODAY...E OF 95W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. FEW SHOWERS NW. .SUN...N OF 23N W OF 95W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 23N W OF 95W N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N OF 23N W OF 95W WINDS BECOME VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WINDS SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND A COLD FRONT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH FRONT. $$ GMZ084-071530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT SAT APR 7 2007 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N OF 27N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF RAIN N OF 27N. .SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF RAIN N OF 28N. .MON...N OF WARM FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF RAIN N OF FRONT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. WINDS SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT W OF A COLD FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH FRONT. $$ GMZ086-071530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT SAT APR 7 2007 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. WINDS BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N. .MON...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS BECOMING SW TO W 20 TO 25 KT SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WED EVENING WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. WINDS SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT WED NIGHT. SHOWERS ENDING N OF 27N. $$ FORECASTER RRG