000 FZNT24 KNHC 071531 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST THU FEB 07 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-072130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST THU FEB 07 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 28N83W 21N90W DISSIPATE THROUGH FRI NIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILD ACROSS ENTIRE GULF BEHIND FRONT THROUGH SAT AND STRENGTHEN SUN AND MON. $$ GMZ080-072130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST THU FEB 07 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 95W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDE TO 2 FT TONIGHT. W OF 95W SE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...WINDS E 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SUN..NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 7 FT. .MON...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 95W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ GMZ082-072130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST THU FEB 07 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDE TO 3 FT TONIGHT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N OF 23N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S OF 23N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF 95W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ084-072130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST THU FEB 07 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND NEAR FRONT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ GMZ086-072130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST THU FEB 07 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES