000 FZNT24 KNHC 142007 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-150330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2007 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL GULF FROM THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS EVENING WILL MOVE TO NORTH FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY SUN AN SE OF THE AREA LATE SUN. RIDGE OVER THE N GULF COAST MON AND TUE. NEXT COLD FRONT MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST EARLY WED AND MOVE RAPIDLY E TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND YUCATAN CHANEL LATE WED. HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE AREA THURSDAY. $$ GMZ080-150330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2007 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF FRONT WINDS S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT DECREASING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-150330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2007 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT BECOME SE 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-150330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2007 .TONIGHT AND SUN...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SUN NIGHT...NLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOME NE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N OF 26N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 24N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-150330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2007 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO S 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILD TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .SUN...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NLY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER LL