000 FZNT24 KNHC 060917 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST WED FEB 06 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-061530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST WED FEB 06 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT WILL FROM 30N93W TO 24N98W WILL MOVE TO THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS EVENING AND WEAKEN FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO EAST BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY THU. FRONT STALLS OVER SE GULF THU NIGHT AND DISSIPATES FRI. HIGH PRES BUILDS FROM THE N SUN. $$ GMZ080-061530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST WED FEB 06 2008 .TODAY...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...S OF 27N E OF 94W N WINDS DIMINISH TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E OF 95W NE WINDS DIMINISH TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS DIMINISH TO 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT W OF 93W AND 1 FT E OF 93W. .SAT...WINDS E 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN..NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ082-061530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST WED FEB 06 2008 ...GALE WARNING W OF FRONT... .TODAY...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. E OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...N OF 23N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S OF 23N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-061530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST WED FEB 06 2008 .TODAY...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT N OF 27N. .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SE OF FRONT S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE SAT AND 25 KT BY SUN. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 6 FT LATE SAT AND 11 FT BY SUN. S OF 25N WINDS NE 10 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE SAT AND 25 BY SUN. SEAS 3 FT BUILD TO 5 FT LATE AND TO 12 FT BY SUN. $$ GMZ086-061530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST WED FEB 06 2008 .TODAY...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 28N. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N NEAR FRONT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF FRONT S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N N TO NE WIND 10 KT INCREASE TO 2O KT LATE SAT AND 25 KT SUN. SEAS 3 FT BUILD TO 6 FT LATE SAT AND 11 FT BY SUN. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 3 FT BUILD TO 5 FT SUN. $$ FORECASTER DGS