000 FZNT24 KNHC 152016 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-160330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2007 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT OVER THE SOUTHEAST PART WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA THIS EVENING. 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 THU AND FRI. $$ GMZ080-160330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2007 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT THEN NW WINDS 10 KT LATE WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-160330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2007 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO ELY 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT DECREASING TO 6 TO 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT DECREASING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WIND 15 KT BECOME VARIABLE 10 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...ELY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-160330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2007 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO NE 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT DECREASING TO 6 TO 9 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT DECREASING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SW 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N OF 25N W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-160330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2007 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO N 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NLY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WINDS 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AND OCCASIONALLY 20 KT N OF 26N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT DECREASING TO NE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER LL