000 FZNT24 KNHC 202107 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST WED FEB 20 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-210330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST WED FEB 20 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE FAR SE PART WILL LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT TONIGHT AND THU IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NW GULF FRI MORNING. FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE BY SAT MORNING...AND WEAKEN OVER THE FAR ERN GULF LATE SAT NIGHT INTO SUN MORNING. THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO EXTEND ALONG 25N E OF 91W SUN...AND LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT W OF 91W LATE SUN AND MON WITH INCREASING SLY FLOW OVER THE FAR WRN GULF. $$ GMZ080-210330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST WED FEB 20 2008 .TONIGHT AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT THEN SHIFTING NW 10 TO 15 KT WITH APPROACH OF FRONT OVER NW PORTION FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT SAT MORNING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING 2 TO 4 FT LATE SAT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT FAR W PART. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS INCREASING OVER THE W PART MON. $$ GMZ082-210330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST WED FEB 20 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU THEN SHIFTING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU AND FRI. .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...NE TO E 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. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 23N AND 1 TO 2 FT S OF 23N. $$ GMZ084-210330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST WED FEB 20 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF WARM FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BECOMING 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. S OF WARM FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF WARM FRONT. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW N OF 25N FRI NIGHT SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI AND FRI NIGHT. .SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BECOMING 2 TO 4 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE MON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. $$ GMZ086-210330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST WED FEB 20 2008 .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 NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT AND S TO SW FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N THU MORNING AND AFTERNOON. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT IN THE AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT. 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 26N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT ENTIRE AREA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .MON...S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT ENTIRE AREA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR N PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE