000 FZNT24 KNHC 090311 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST FRI FEB 08 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-090930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST FRI FEB 08 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM NEAR FORT MYERS FLORIDA SW TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS AREA THROUGH SAT NIGHT AND STRENGTHEN SUN AND MON THEN MOVE E OF THE AREA TUE. NEXT COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY TUE EVENING...AND REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY DAYBREAK WED...THEN QUICKLY EXIT THE GULF LATE WED. HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF WED. $$ GMZ080-090930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST FRI FEB 08 2008 .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...WINDS NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN..NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 95W...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 95W. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS LATE ALONG FRONT. .WED...N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT EARLY...THEN DIMINISHING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE S OF 27N AND TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. $$ GMZ082-090930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST FRI FEB 08 2008 .TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF 23N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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 NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL MON. .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. $$ GMZ084-090930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST FRI FEB 08 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...N OF 24N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT S OF 28N AND TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N LATE SUN. .SUN NIGHT...S OF 28N NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 28N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SE OF FRONT...AND 4 TO 6 FT NW OF FRONT. .WED...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ086-090930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST FRI FEB 08 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. S OF FRONT SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT THROUGHOUT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG 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 BY MON. .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/AGUIRRE