000 FZNT24 KNHC 220919 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST FRI FEB 22 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-221530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST FRI FEB 22 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE NW GULF FRI SHOULD EXTEND FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO NE MEXICO BY LATE FRI...THEN FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO LATE SAT. THE FRONT THEN STALLS FROM TAMPA BAY TO NEAR TUXPAN MEXICO EARLY SUN BUT THEN PUSHES TO A FORT MYERS TUXPAN MEXICO LINE LATE SUN. THE WESTERN END OF THE FRONT SHOULD BEGIN LIFTING NORTH AS A WARM FRONT MON...WHILE THE EASTERN END PUSHES DEEP INTO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. A STRONG SLY RETURN FLOW IS FORECAST OVER THE WRN AND THEN CENTRAL GULF BY TUE AS DEEP LOW PRESSURE FORMS OVER THE PLAINS...WITH A STRONG FRONT ARRIVING OVER THE NW GULF LATE TUE. $$ GMZ080-221530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST FRI FEB 22 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT W FRONT THIS AFTERNOON THEN N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. S OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT MON AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. SEAS NEAR 2 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT MON AFTERNOON AND 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS NEAR 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .TUE...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT. $$ GMZ082-221530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST FRI FEB 22 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT W FRONT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT S OF 21N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT N OF 21N W OF 92W LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 21N W OF 92W LATE. .TUE...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT TUE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT S OF 20N. $$ GMZ084-221530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST FRI FEB 22 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT SAT AFTERNOON THEN VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE MON AFTERNOON THEN S MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-221530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST FRI FEB 22 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT SUN. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT DECREASING TO 1 TO 2 FT LATE SAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT. .MON...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT MON AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KTS BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT TUE EVENING EXCEPT NW 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF FRONT LATE. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN