000 FZNT24 KNHC 190913 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST TUE FEB 19 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-191530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST TUE FEB 19 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 26N81W 22N90W 18N92W THIS MORNING WILL MOVE LITTLE TUE BEFORE RETURNING AS A WARM FRONT WED AND THU. A BRIEF BURST OF NE WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND THE FRONT IS EXPECTED OVER GULF WATERS TUE BEFORE A MODERATE TO FRESH SE THEN S RETURN FLOW BECOMES ESTABLISHED THU AND FRI. A COLD FRONT SHOULD ENTER THE NW GULF BY FRI EVENING AND SWEEP ACROSS MOST OF THE NORTHERN GULF SAT WHILE LEAVING THE SOUTHERN GULF UNTOUCHED. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING NORTH OF THE BOUNDARY SHOULD BRING A NE TO E WIND ACROSS THE REGION LATE THIS WEEKEND. $$ GMZ080-191530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST TUE FEB 19 2008 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT S OF 27N THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT S OF 27N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT WED MORNING. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT WED MORNING. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT THU MORNING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE THU. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N WED NIGHT AND THU MORNING. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT FRI MORNING. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED .FRI NIGHT SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT SAT AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. $$ GMZ082-191530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST TUE FEB 19 2008 .TODAY...N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. BETWEEN 21N AND 23N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 21N VARIABLE WINDS TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF 23N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT WED MORNING. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 23N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT WED MORNING. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N BECOMING 3 TO 5 FT AREA WIDE LATE. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO SE 15 TO 20 KT THU MORNING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW 20 KT FRI AFTERNOON W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N. $$ GMZ084-191530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST TUE FEB 19 2008 .TODAY...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 28N. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND S OF FRONT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT WED MORNING. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 28N SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AREA WIDE LATE WED. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT LATE THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N WED NIGHT AND THU MORNING. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT SAT AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND S OF FRONT. $$ GMZ086-191530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST TUE FEB 19 2008 .TODAY...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT WED MORNING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT N OF 28N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF FRONT LATE WED. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT N OF 25N AND 15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 27N AND 1 TO 3 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF FRONT THU MORNING. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN