000 FZNT24 KNHC 120908 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST TUE FEB 12 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-121530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST TUE FEB 12 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES SHIFTS E OF AREA IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE NW WATERS LATER TODAY. THE FRONT EXTENDS FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE BY EARLY WED AND MOVES SE OF AREA BY WED NIGHT. N WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT RAPIDLY SHIFT TO THE E AND SE THU...AHEAD OF A SECOND STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST FRI EVENING. STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT...EXTENDING FROM THE TEXAS AND LOUISIANA BORDER THROUGH THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY EARLY SAT. $$ GMZ080-121530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST TUE FEB 12 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE FRI NIGHT... .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT. .TONIGHT...E OF 93W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING 5 TO 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...W OF 94W SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT W OF FRONT EARLY SAT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. $$ GMZ082-121530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST TUE FEB 12 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED EARLY SAT... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT W OF FRONT TUE NIGHT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF 21N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 93W THIS MORNING. .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 NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .THU...N OF 22N W OF 93W SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E OF FRONT SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ084-121530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST TUE FEB 12 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT...THEN SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT NW WATERS LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N...THEN ALONG AND E OF FRONT TUE NIGHT N OF 27N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 OT 8 FT WED NIGHT. S OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT N OF 25N. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BY EARLY FRI. N OF 27N SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT BY EARLY FRI. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N E OF 87W. $$ GMZ086-121530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST TUE FEB 12 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING NW W OF FRONT WED AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N BY FRI. .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 CHRISTENSEN/WALLACE