000 FZNT24 KNHC 120311 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST MON FEB 11 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-120930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 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 EVENING. 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 RAPIDLY VEER TO THE E AND SE THU NIGHT AHEAD AS A WARM FRONT MOVES TO A HOUSTON-TAMPA LINE BY FRI EVENING. A SECOND STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST FRI AFTERNOON SHOULD A POSITION FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO YUCATAN PENINSULA SUNRISE SUN. $$ GMZ080-120930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST MON FEB 11 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI AND FRI NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE TO WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR COAST. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT TUE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT W OF FRONT LATE. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT N OF 28N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE TO E 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 7 FT S OF 27N WED NIGHT AND 2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT THU NIGHT. .FRI AND SAT...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 25 TO 35 KT W OF FRONT FRI AFTERNOON DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT W OF FRONT FRI NIGHT AND SAT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. $$ GMZ082-120930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST MON FEB 11 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE FRI AND SAT... .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 BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR E. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT W OF FRONT TUE NIGHT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF 21N. .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 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 25 TO 35 KT W OF FRONT FRI NIGHT ANS SAT MORNING DIMINISHING TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS WITH FRONT. $$ GMZ084-120930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST MON FEB 11 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N E WINDS 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING TO S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT THEN SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT NW WATERS LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT TUE NIGHT N OF 27N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT N OF 25N. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE THU. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT N OF 29N SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N LATE THU. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF WARM FRONT. .FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE SAT OR EARLY SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE SAT OR EARLY SUN. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF FRONT N OF 25N. $$ GMZ086-120930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST MON FEB 11 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 26 E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .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 AND WED NIGHT...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 AND E OF FRONT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT N OF 26N LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF WARM FRONT. .FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT SAT NIGHT. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN