000 FZNT24 KNHC 030857 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT MON SEP 03 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-031530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT MON SEP 03 2007 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK PRESSURE PATTERN OVER THE AREA TODAY THROUGH WED. WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRES OVER N GULF THU AND FRI. FELIX WILL MOVE OVER SOUTHERN YUCATAN PENINSULA FROM THE CARIBBEAN LATE WED AND OVER THE EXTREME SOUTHWEST GULF THU AND FRI. $$ GMZ080-031530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT MON SEP 03 2007 .TODAY THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 KT S PORTION. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 7 FT IN S SWELL S PORTION. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S PORTION. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT S PORTION IN S SWELL. $$ GMZ082-031530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT MON SEP 03 2007 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S PORTION THU AND FRI... .TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE AND INCREASING TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT OVER THE SE PART LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT... EXCEPT INCREASING TO 6 TO 8 FT OVER THE SE PART LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS SPREADING OVER SE PORTION. .THU AND FRI...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S PORTION. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. SQUALLS WITHIN 120 NM OF FELIX. $$ GMZ084-031530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT MON SEP 03 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITH HIGHER SEAS IN SE SWELL YUCATAN CHANEL. .WED...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 24N. .THU...N OF 24N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT...HIGHEST YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST S. .FRI...N OF 25N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST S PART. $$ GMZ086-031530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT MON SEP 03 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N ELY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N OF 25N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER RRG