000 FZNT24 KNHC 162104 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST SAT FEB 16 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-170330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST SAT FEB 16 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE OVER THE SE U.S. AND DEVELOPING LOW OVER OKLAHOMA TONIGHT. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATER TONIGHT...AND REACH FROM NEAR NEW ORLEANS TO VERACRUZ MEXICO SUN...AND FROM N FLORIDA TO WEST YUCATAN PENINSULA MON THEN MOVE E OF THE GULF TUE. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF TUE AND WED AND CHANGE LITTLE THU. LOW PRES OVER TEXAS WED WILL WEAKEN THU. $$ GMZ080-170330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST SAT FEB 16 2008 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N...AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 28N. .WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-170330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST SAT FEB 16 2008 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 22N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 22N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT ENTIRE AREA. .MON THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT TUE. .WED AND THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-170330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST SAT FEB 16 2008 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT ENTIRE AREA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N...AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 26N. .WED...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-170330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST SAT FEB 16 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N SLY WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...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...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER LL