000 FZNT24 KNHC 080810 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT SUN APR 8 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-081530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT SUN APR 8 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A POLAR AIRMASS LIES OVER THE AREA FROM THE NW THIS MORNING. A WEAK TROUGH WAS OVER THE WRN GULF. THE POLAR HIGH WILL MOVE ESE THROUGH TUE AND WEAKEN. WEAK LOW PRES FORMS OVER THE NW GULF MON WITH A DEVELOPING WARM FRONT OVER THE N GULF. THE FRONT WILL GRADUALLY MOVE INLAND TUE. THE LOW MOVES ENE OF THE AREA WED. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE NW GULF WED NIGHT THEN STALL THU AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS OVER THE PLAINS. $$ GMZ080-081530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT SUN APR 8 2007 .TODAY...S OF 26N E OF A TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. WIDESPREAD RAIN WITH EMBEDDED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF RAIN N OF 26N. .MON...N OF A WARM FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF RAIN N OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF FRONT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT DECREASING LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY N OF 28N. .THU...N OF A FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT SEAS 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS DEVELOPING NW. $$ GMZ082-081530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT SUN APR 8 2007 .TODAY...W OF A TROUGH NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-081530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT SUN APR 8 2007 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT S OF 26N SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N. .MON...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF RAIN N OF 27N. .MON NIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF RAIN N OF 27N. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY N OF 27N. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 28N. .THU...N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE BEHIND A COLD FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FEW SHOWERS. S OF 27N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-081530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT SUN APR 8 2007 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. WINDS BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FEW SHOWERS N OF 27N LATE. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N. .WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N LATE. .THU...N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS DECREASING TO S TO SW 10 KT LATE. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS LATE. FEW SHOWERS N OF 27N. $$ FORECASTER RRG