000 FZNT24 KNHC 112057 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST MON FEB 11 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-120330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST MON FEB 11 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT E OF AREA IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO NW THE WATERS TUE AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE SUNRISE WED AND MOVE SE OF AREA EARLY WED NIGHT. N WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL CLOCK TO THE S THU NIGHT AHEAD OF A SECOND COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST FRI AFTERNOON REACHING A POSITION FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO YUCATAN PENINSULA SUNRISE SUN. $$ GMZ080-120330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST MON FEB 11 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI AND FRI NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE TO WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR COAST. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT TUE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT W OF FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE TO E 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 7 FT WED NIGHT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT THU NIGHT. .FRI AND SAT...S TO SW WINDS 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT FRI AFTERNOON DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT SAT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT BEHIND FRONT FRI NIGHT AND SAT. SCATTERED TSTMS WITH FRONT. $$ GMZ082-120330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST MON FEB 11 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI... .TONIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 22N E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT W OF FRONT TUE NIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT FRI NIGHT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS WITH FRONT. $$ GMZ084-120330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST MON FEB 11 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING TO S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT THEN SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT NW WATERS LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT TUE NIGHT THEN BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT TUE NIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT N OF 25N. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE THU. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N LATE THU. .FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS WITH FRONT. $$ GMZ086-120330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST MON FEB 11 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 27 E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING TO S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT S OF 25N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THROUGHOUT TUE NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT WED AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU NIGHT. .FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT SAT NIGHT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON