000 FZNT24 KNHC 130903 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST WED FEB 13 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-131530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST WED FEB 13 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG NW WINDS FOLLOW A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO 25N93W TO THE MEXICAN COAST NEAR 24N98W. THE FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE GULF WATERS TONIGHT...EXTENDING FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO NEAR VERACRUZ MEXICO BY LATE WED. WINDS DIMINISHES AND SHIFT E THE SE AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE DEEP SOUTH. SE FLOW INCREASES OVER THE WRN GULF THU AND FRI AHEAD OF ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT...THAT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS LATE FRI. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THIS FRONT OVER WRN GULF WATERS THROUGH SAT. THE FRONT EXTENDS FROM WRN LOUISIANA TO VERACRUZ BY LATE SAT...THEN PUSHES THROUGH THE GULF AND EXTENDS FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO YUCATAN BY LATE SUN. $$ GMZ080-131530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST WED FEB 13 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI NIGHT... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT BY LATE NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT THU AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ082-131530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST WED FEB 13 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SAT... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 10 TO 15 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. $$ GMZ084-131530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST WED FEB 13 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT... SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT WED NIGHT. S OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 15 KT FRI. N OF 27N SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT BEHIND FRONT. $$ GMZ086-131530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST WED FEB 13 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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. 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 LATE BEHIND FRONT SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT SUN. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN/WALLACE