000 FZNT24 KNHC 170834 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-171530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EMERGING OFF THE TEXAS COAST THIS MORNING WILL EXTEND FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO THIS EVENING...FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY MON...AND FROM SOUTH FLORIDA THROUGH YUCATAN BY LATE TUE. STRONG SLY WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT OVER NRN GULF WATERS THROUGH LATE TODAY. LIGHT TO MODERATE NLY FLOW BEHIND THE FRONT INCREASES SLIGHTLY MON...SHIFTING MORE NE AND E THROUGH MIDWEEK AS HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA MOVES FROM E TEXAS TO N FLORIDA. FRESH TO STRONG SE RETURN FLOW SETS UP OVER THE WESTERN GULF WED INTO THU...AS HIGH PRES SHIFTS E INTO THE ATLC. $$ GMZ080-171530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008 .TODAY...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AND SHIFTING NW BEHIND THE FRONT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE ENTIRE AREA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 28N THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N...AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 26N. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N...AND 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 28N. .WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR THE COAST THU. $$ GMZ082-171530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008 .TODAY...W OF 95W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 22N SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 22N. S OF 22N SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT ENTIRE AREA. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE MON. S OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N E OF 93W. .WED AND THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-171530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008 .TODAY...N OF 25N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N LATE. .TONIGHT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-171530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008 .TODAY...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N OF 26N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N. .WED...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N. .THU...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN