000 FZNT24 KNHC 071514 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT SAT APR 07 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-072130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT SAT APR 07 2007 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP OVER THE W CENTRAL GULF TONIGHT INTO SUN WITH A TROUGH EXTENDING S ACROSS THE SW WATERS AND ANOTHER TROUGH EXTENDING E FROM THE LOW TO THE FL BIG BEND. THE LOW WILL DISSIPATE LATE MON AND HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SW ACROSS ALL WATERS TUE...THEN WEAKEN WED AS A COLD FRONT MOVES SE OFF THE TX COAST AND CONTINUES E REACHING THE SE WATERS SUNRISE THU. $$ GMZ080-072130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT SAT APR 07 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 26N E OF 95W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. WIDESPREAD RAIN WITH EMBEDDED TSTMS. .MON...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED SHOWERS. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND COLD FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH FRONT. $$ GMZ082-072130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT SAT APR 07 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A FEW SHOWERS NW PART. .SUN...W OF 96W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 96W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N OF 23N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...E TO 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 SHIFTING TO NE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND A COLD FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH FRONT. $$ GMZ084-072130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT SAT APR 07 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF RAIN N OF 27N. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF RAIN N OF 28N. .TUE...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF RAIN N OF 28N. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT W OF A COLD FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH FRONT. $$ GMZ086-072130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT SAT APR 07 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N AND 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL S OF 27N. .SUN...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N. .MON...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SLY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SW 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON