000 FZNT24 KNHC 201513 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST WED FEB 20 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-202130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST WED FEB 20 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT ALONG 23N81W 24N88W 23N93W IS EXPECTED TO LIFT NORTH AS A WARM FRONT LATER TONIGHT AND THU...FOLLOWED BY NEXT COLD FRONT OVER THE NW GULF FRI. FRONT SHOULD MOVE E AND EXTEND OVER CENTRAL GULF ALONG 30N88W TO 25N93W SAT MRNG...THEN STALL OVER NE GULF SAT NIGHT FROM 30N83W TO 23N93W. EXPECT THE FRONT TO SLOWLY LIFT NORTHWARD OVER THE CENTRAL GULF SUN. $$ GMZ080-202130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST WED FEB 20 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF WARM FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF WARM FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF WARM FRONT. .TONIGHT AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT THEN SHIFTING NW 10 TO 15 KT WITH APPROACH OF FRONT OVER NW PORTION FRI AFTN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT SAT MORNING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING 2 TO 4 FT LATE SAT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW THEN SHIFTING NW 5 TO 10 KT NW OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BECOMING 2 TO 3 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT LATE. $$ GMZ082-202130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST WED FEB 20 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 21N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT THU THEN SHIFTING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BECOMING 4 TO 6 FT THU. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT S OF 20N. $$ GMZ084-202130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST WED FEB 20 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF WARM FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BECOMING 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. S OF WARM FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF WARM FRONT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW N OF 25N LATE FRI.. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT INCREASING 4 TO 6 FT FRI. .SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BECOMING 2 TO 4 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW TO W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 29N LATE. $$ GMZ086-202130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST WED FEB 20 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF WARM FRONT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT BY AFTN THEN BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT THU EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N THU MORNING AND AFTERNOON. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT SAT AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT S OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .SUN...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT SUN AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT SUN AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. $$ FORECASTER ROBERTS