000 FZNT24 KNHC 150235 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-150930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2007 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE MISSISSIPPI COAST TO BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 19N96W WILL MOVE E AND EXTEND FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE 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. $$ GMZ080-150930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2007 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT WINDS S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NW LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING 4 TO 7 FT W OF 94W LATE. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT DECREASING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-150930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2007 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 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. $$ GMZ084-150930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2007 .TONIGHT AND SUN...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SUN NIGHT...NLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOME NE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N OF 26N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 24N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-150930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2007 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO S 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. .SUN...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN 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/COBB