000 FZNT24 KNHC 170242 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT MON APR 16 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-170930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT MON APR 16 2007 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE N GULF COAST THROUGH TUE. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST EARLY WED AND MOVE RAPIDLY E TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND YUCATAN CHANNEL BY LATE THU. HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA THU AND FRI. $$ GMZ080-170930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT MON APR 16 2007 .TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...SLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT KT BECOMING WLY WED AND NLY 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-170930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT MON APR 16 2007 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 20 KT BECOME VARIABLE 10 KT W OF 94W LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...ELY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-170930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT MON APR 16 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 25N W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME W 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NLY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-170930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT MON APR 16 2007 .TONIGHT....NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NLY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER LL/COBB