000 FZNT24 KNHC 172045 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT THU MAY 17 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-180330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT THU MAY 17 2007 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT FROM TAMPA BAY TO 24N95W WILL MOVE TO SW FLORIDA TO 23N94W FRI AND OVER THE FAR SE GULF SAT THEN E OF THE AREA SUN. HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE GULF BEHIND THE FRONT FRI THROUGH TUE. $$ GMZ080-180330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT THU MAY 17 2007 .TONIGHT AND FRI...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT TUE. $$ GMZ082-180330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT THU MAY 17 2007 .TONIGHT AND FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-180330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT THU MAY 17 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-180330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT THU MAY 17 2007 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS