000 FZNT24 KNHC 170318 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST SAT FEB 16 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-170930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST SAT FEB 16 2008 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES IS PRESENT OVER THE ERN GULF WHILE BROAD LOW PRES IS OVER THE WRN GULF. A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE AREA OF BROAD LOW PRES IS JUST INLAND THE TEXAS COAST ...AND WILL PUSH OFF THE COAST OVERNIGHT. THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR VERACRUZ MEXICO BY SUN MORNING ...AND FROM NRN FLORIDA TO THE WRN YUCATAN PENINSULA MON THEN MOVE E OF THE GULF TUE. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE NRN GULF TUE AND WED...AND SLIDE E OF THE GULF BY LATE ON THU. LOW PRES OVER SRN TEXAS EARLY THU WILL TRACK NE BY LATE THU PULLING A COLD FRONT THROUGH E TEXAS. $$ GMZ080-170930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST SAT FEB 16 2008 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N...AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 28N. .WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR THE COAST THU. $$ GMZ082-170930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .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. $$ GMZ084-170930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST SAT FEB 16 2008 .TONIGHT...W OF 87W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 87W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N IN THE AFTERNOON AND SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 27N AND BEHIND THE FRONT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N...AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 26N. .WED...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-170930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST SAT FEB 16 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N. .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. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N. .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 AGUIRRE