000 FZNT24 KNHC 122157 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST TUE FEB 12 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-130330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST TUE FEB 12 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT OVER THE NW WATERS EARLY THIS EVENING WILL MOVE E REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE SUNRISE WED AND SE OF AREA WED NIGHT. N WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL CLOCK TO SE THU IN ADVANCE OF SECOND STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY FRI NIGHT WITH WINDS INCREASING TO GALE FORCE BEHIND FRONT. THE SECOND FRONT REACH POSITION 30N90W 18N94W SUNRISE SUN AND OVER EXTREME SE GULF SUNRISE MON. $$ GMZ080-130330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST TUE FEB 12 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .THU THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT EARLY FRI NIGHT DIMINISHING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT BEHIND FRONT DIMINISHING FROM W SUN. FRONTAL TSTMS. $$ GMZ082-130330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST TUE FEB 12 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE FRI NIGHT AND SAT... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT W OF FRONT LATE TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .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 10 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 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 SHIFTING TO NW TO N 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SUN...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO N 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT SUN NIGHT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-130330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST TUE FEB 12 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT NW WATERS LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT... SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT WED NIGHT. S OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 15 KT FRI AND SAT. N OF 27N SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT LATE SAT. S OF 27N SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT BEHIND FRONT. $$ GMZ086-130330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST TUE FEB 12 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT WED AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISHING TO NE 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 FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT FRI. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 25 KT BEHIND FRONT SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT SUN. $$ FORECASTER NELSON