000 FZNT24 KNHC 150323 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST THU FEB 14 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-150930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST THU FEB 14 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES NOSING INTO THE ERN GULF SHOULD DOMINATE THE WEATHER ACROSS THE REGION FRI AND MOST OF SAT BEFORE A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE SAT. THE FRONT SHOULD SWEEP ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL GULF...LYING FROM A FL PANHANDLE-TUXPAN MEXICO LINE SUNSET SUN BEFORE PUSHING THROUGH THE ENTIRE AREA LATE MON AND TUE. HIGH PRES BUILDING BEHIND THE FRONT SHOULD MIGRATE FROM W TO E ALONG THE NRN GULF COAST TUE INTO WED. $$ GMZ080-150930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST THU FEB 14 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT LATE SAT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF THE FRONT. .SUN...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT THEN N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 28N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT S OF 29N AND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT N OF 29N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT S OF 28N AND SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 28N LATE. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 28N. $$ GMZ082-150930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST THU FEB 14 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 21N W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND S OF FRONT FAR NW LATE. .SUN...N OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 20N SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 20N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT AND SE OF FRONT. .MON...S OF 22N E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF 96W. $$ GMZ084-150930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST THU FEB 14 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N W OF 88W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT SAT AFTERNOON THEN 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BECOMING 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .SUN...N OF 26N S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW W OF FRONT FAR NW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .MON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT. .TUE...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT N OF 29N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 29N LATE. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. $$ GMZ086-150930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST THU FEB 14 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT FRI MORNING. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT FRI AFTERNOON. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT THEN SHIFTING NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT LATE SUN. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. S OF 26N SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT THEN 2 TO 3 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT LATE. .MON...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 29N. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN