000 FZNT24 KNHC 091534 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST SAT FEB 09 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-092130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST SAT FEB 09 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM NEAR FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO 24N90W WILL BEGIN MOVING SE TONIGHT...AS A SECONDARY COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN GULF TODAY REINFORCES IT. THE COLD FRONT SHOULD BECOME STATIONARY ACROSS THE EXTREME SOUTHERN GULF SUN...AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE AREA AND GRADUALLY SHIFTS EAST INTO THE WESTERN ATLANTIC EARLY NEXT WEEK. A RETURN FLOW DEVELOPING OVER THE WESTERN GULF TUE WILL CAUSE THE SAME FRONT TO LIFT NORTHWARD AS A WARM FRONT TO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST TUE AFTERNOON...WITH THE NEXT COLD FRONT REACHING THE NW GULF TUE EVENING AND THEN SWEEPING ACROSS THE GULF WED FOLLOWED BY BUILDING HIGH PRES THU. $$ GMZ080-092130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST SAT FEB 09 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TONIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SUN NIGHT... HIGHEST TO THE SE. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SE 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT TUE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 KT WED AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. $$ GMZ082-092130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST SAT FEB 09 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT LIGHT AND VARIABLE N OF 19N W OF 96W. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TONIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT N OF 22N AND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT S OF 22N SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT N OF 22N E OF 94W. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N OF 21N E OF 95W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SE 15 TO 20 KT TUE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT WINDS SHIFTING NW 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS AND S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT E OF FRONT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N E OF 95W BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR AND ALONG FRONT. .WED...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT AREA WIDE WED MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT W OF FRONT AND 2 TO 4 FT E OF FRONT WED MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR AND ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ084-092130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST SAT FEB 09 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE 10 TO 15 KT N OF 29N W OF 88W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 29N W OF 88W. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 29N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 29N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. WINDS BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT MON MORNING AND THEN E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE AREA WIDE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT N OF 29N AND 7 TO 11 FT S OF 29N. .MON NIGHT...WINDS E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT N OF WARM FRONT AND SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT S OF WARM FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT N OF WARM FRONT AND 7 TO 10 FT N OF WARM FRONT. .TUE...N OF WARM FRONT SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF WARM FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT TUE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW TO W 20 TO 25 KT. W OF FRONT WINDS SHIFTING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. .WED...E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ086-092130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST SAT FEB 09 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 29N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 29N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...WINDS N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT S OF 25N. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT SUN AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 29N. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST TO THE S. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SE 15 TO 20 KT S OF WARM FRONT TUE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27 AND 7 TO 10 FT S OF 27N BECOMING 4 TO 7 FT AREA WIDE TUE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS TUE. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT WED AFTERNOON THEN SHIFTING NW 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN