000 FZNT24 KNHC 210920 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST THU FEB 21 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-211530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST THU FEB 21 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT TONIGHT AND THU IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF FRI MORNING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE SW GULF SAT MORNING AND SHOULD SWEEP ACROSS THE REST OF THE NRN GULF...NORTH OF 25N...SAT. THE WESTERN END OF THE FRONT SHOULD BRIEFLY RETURN AS A WARM FRONT EARLY SUN BEFORE A LIGHT N TO NE FLOW BUILDS ACROSS THE GULF SUN. AN INCREASING SLY FLOW IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE GULF WATERS MON AFTERNOON INTO TUE IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT MAJOR SYSTEM, $$ GMZ080-211530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST THU FEB 21 2008 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT SAT MORNING THEN E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT SUN MORNING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 29. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT MON MORNING THEN 15 TO 20 KT LATE MON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-211530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST THU FEB 21 2008 .TODAY THROUGH FRI...SE TO 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT SAT AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT MON AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-211530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST THU FEB 21 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF FRONT N OF 28N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT SE OF FRONT FRI AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT SAT EVENING THEN NE TO E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING W TO NW W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF FRONT N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE MON AFTERNOON THEN SE TO S LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ GMZ086-211530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST THU FEB 21 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 29N LATE. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. ,MON...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S MON AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN