000 FZNT24 KNHC 222006 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT SUN APR 22 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-230330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT SUN APR 22 2007 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE N GULF COAST THROUGH LATE WED. WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY THU AND EXTENDS FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 25N97W BY LATE THU. FRONT BECOMES DIFFUSE FROM MOBILE BAY TO S TEXAS BY LATE FRI. $$ GMZ080-230330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT SUN APR 22 2007 .TONIGHT AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-230330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT SUN APR 22 2007 .TONIGHT AND MON...S OF 23N E OF 93W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 21N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N. .THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-230330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT SUN APR 22 2007 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT ENTIRE AREA. .FRI...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N 10 KT FAR NW. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT ENTIRE AREA. $$ GMZ086-230330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT SUN APR 22 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS 25 KT AND 7 TO 9 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .MON THROUGH WED...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...LOCALLY 25 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA MON AND TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...6 TO 8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER COBB