000 FZNT24 KNHC 090857 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST SAT FEB 09 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-091530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST SAT FEB 09 2008 .SYNOPSIS...DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM NEAR FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO 25N88W WILL BECOME DIFFUSE THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS AREA THROUGH TONIGHT AND STRENGTHEN SUN AND MON THEN MOVE E OF THE AREA TUE. NEXT COLD FRONT WILL TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE TUE AND FROM SW FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY EARLY WED THEN MOVE QUICKLY E THE GULF LATE WED. $$ GMZ080-091530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST SAT FEB 09 2008 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...WINDS NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN..NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 95W AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 95W. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS LATE ALONG FRONT. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY THEN DECREASING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE S OF 27N AND TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. $$ GMZ082-091530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST SAT FEB 09 2008 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 21N E OF 93W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 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. $$ GMZ084-091530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST SAT FEB 09 2008 .TODAY...N OF 24N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT S OF 28N AND TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N LATE SUN. .SUN NIGHT...S OF 28N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 28N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SE OF FRONT...AND 4 TO 6 FT NW OF FRONT. .WED...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ086-091530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST SAT FEB 09 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 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 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 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 DGS