000 FZNT24 KNHC 051532 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST TUE FEB 05 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-052130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST TUE FEB 05 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG NORTH GULF WEAKEN AND SLIDE E THROUGH THU IN ADVANCE OF COLD FRONT MOVING OFF TEXAS COAST TONIGHT. FRONT REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE WED MORNING AND WEAKEN AS IT EXTENDS FROM N FLORIDA TO EAST BAY OF CAMPECHE WED NIGHT. FRONT CONTINUE TO WEAKEN THU AND DISSIPATE OVER FAR SE GULF FRI. HIGH PRES RIDGE REBUILDS BEHIND FRONT SAT. $$ GMZ080-052130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST TUE FEB 05 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT W OF 94W AND 9 FT E OF 94W. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 KT BECOME NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 10 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE AND MOVING E OF AREA. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT SHIFT E OF AREA LATE. .WED NIGHT...S OF 27N E OF 94W N WINDS DIMINISH TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E OF 95W NE WINDS DIMINISH TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS DIMINISH TO 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT W OF 93W AND 1 FT E OF 93W. .SAT...WINDS BECOME E 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASE TO 20 KT E OF 93W LATE. SEAS 4 FT W OF 93W AND BUILD TO 6 FT E OF 93W LATE. $$ GMZ082-052130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST TUE FEB 05 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED WED W OF 94W.... .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 21N W OF 94W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 21N SE TO S WINDS 20 KT BECOME N 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. S OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR NW PART LATE. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT BECOME NW TO 35 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 8 FT BUILD TO 12 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED NIGHT...S OF 23N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS DIMINISH TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. E OF FRONT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISH TO 10 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT INCREASE TO 20 KT NE PART LATE SAT. SEAS 3 FT BUILD TO 5 FT NE PART LATE SAT. $$ GMZ084-052130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST TUE FEB 05 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS INCREASE TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 7 FT. .WED...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 KT BECOME NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 25N S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT N OF 27N. .WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SE OF FRONT S WINDS DIMINISH TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND FRI...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 26N WINDS NE 5 KT INCREASE TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILD TO 5 FT LATE. $$ GMZ086-052130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST TUE FEB 05 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS INCREASE TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILD 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. .WED NIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 KT SHIFT 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 AND FRI...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF FRONT S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N OF 28N W TO NW WIND 10 KT INCREASE TO 2O KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILD TO 65 FT LATE. S OF 28N N WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILD TO 5 FT LATE. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES