000 FZNT24 KNHC 082116 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST FRI FEB 08 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-090330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST FRI FEB 08 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT THAT EXTENDS FROM TAMPA BAY FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 20N94W WILL DISSIPATE SAT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS AREA THROUGH SAT NIGHT AND STRENGTHEN SUN AND MON THEN MOVE E OF THE AREA TUE. COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE TEXAS COAST TUE LATE...AND WILL EXTEND FROM S ALABAMA NEAR 30N88W TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 19N96W ON WED. $$ GMZ080-090330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST FRI FEB 08 2008 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT...WINDS E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...WINDS NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN..NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 95W...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 95W. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS LATE. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ082-090330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST FRI FEB 08 2008 .TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF 23N AND W OF 95W S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 21N E OF 93W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON ...E OF 95W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF 95W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .WED...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ084-090330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST FRI FEB 08 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND NEAR FRONT. .SAT...N OF 24N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S OF 28N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 28N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED...N OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ086-090330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST FRI FEB 08 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...N OF 26N NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. .TUE...N OF 28N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .WED...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER FORMOSA