000 FZNT24 KNHC 172002 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT TUE APR 17 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-180330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT TUE APR 17 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST EARLY WED...THEN MOVE RAPIDLY E REACHING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND YUCATAN CHANNEL BY LATE THU. HIGH PRES WILL BE PRESENT N OF THE AREA THU THROUGH SAT. $$ GMZ080-180330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT TUE APR 17 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...SLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING WLY WED AND NLY 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-180330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT TUE APR 17 2007 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 20 KT BECOME NE 10 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...ELY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-180330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT TUE APR 17 2007 .TONIGHT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 25N W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NLY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-180330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT TUE APR 17 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...ELY WINDS 15 TO OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER LL