000 FZNT24 KNHC 130314 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST TUE FEB 12 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-130930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST TUE FEB 12 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT OVER THE NW WATERS TONIGHT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY SE REACHING A FLORIDA PANHANDLE-BAY OF CAMPECHE LINE BY SUNRISE WED AND MOVE SE OF THE AREA WED NIGHT. N WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY VEER SE LATE THU IN ADVANCE OF SECOND STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY FRI NIGHT... WITH WINDS INCREASING TO GALE FORCE BEHIND FRONT OVER THE WRN GULF. THE FRONT SHOULD SLOW ITS MOVEMENT TEMPORARILY...AS A FRONTAL WAVE FORMS ALONG IT NEAR 26N93W LATE SAT AND BEGINS TO TRACK NE SUN. ONCE THIS OCCURS...THE FRONT SHOULD SWEEP ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF SUN...LYING SE OF AREA BY SUNRISE MON. $$ GMZ080-130930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST TUE FEB 12 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT W OF FRONT LATE TONIGHT. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 25N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT OFFSHORE TX COAST. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT THU AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...E OF FRONTAL WAVE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONTAL WAVE AND W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NE OF FRONTAL WAVE AND E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS AROUND FRONTAL WAVE AND E OF COLD FRONT. .SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONTAL WAVE AND E OF FRONT. $$ GMZ082-130930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST TUE FEB 12 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SAT... .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING N 20 TO 30 KT N OF FRONT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT S OF 20N BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT N OF FRONT LATE TONIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG AND S OF FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N 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 AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND S OF FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS FAR NW LATE. .SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 15 FT LATE. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 13 FT LATE. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. $$ GMZ084-130930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST TUE FEB 12 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT THEN SHIFTING NW 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. S OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT... SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT WED NIGHT. S OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 15 KT FRI AND SAT. N OF 27N SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 28N EARLY THU BECOMING TO 3 TO 5 FT AREA WIDE LATE SAT. S OF 27N SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT SAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 26N. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT E OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF FRONT ELSEWHERE. $$ GMZ086-130930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST TUE FEB 12 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND 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 6 TO 9 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT N OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT SAT AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 29N. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS FAR W LATE. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN