000 FZNT24 KNHC 151452 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST FRI FEB 15 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-152130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST FRI FEB 15 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE SE U.S. COMBINED WITH DEVELOPING LOW PRES OVER NE MEXICO TONIGHT WILL RESULT IN INCREASING SLY WINDS OVER THE WESTERN GULF LATE TONIGHT AND SAT. COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST BY LATE SAT. THE FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE FL PANHANDLE TO NEAR TUXPAN MEXICO SUN AND FROM TAMPA BAY TO VERA CRUZ MEXICO MON AND E OF THE AREA TUE. $$ GMZ080-152130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST FRI FEB 15 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N AND 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ082-152130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST FRI FEB 15 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N OF 21N W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS LATE. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 21N W OF 93W AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN...W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT ENTIRE AREA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ENDING EARLY. .MON AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 20N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N. $$ GMZ084-152130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST FRI FEB 15 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 T0 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN...N OF 26N SLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT ENTIRE AREA. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N 6 TO 8 FT S OF 26N. $$ GMZ086-152130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST FRI FEB 15 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N OF 26N S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS