000 FZNT24 KNHC 221456 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST FRI FEB 22 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-222130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST FRI FEB 22 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM SW LOUISIANA TO NE MEXICO WILL REACH FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO THE WRN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY THIS EVENING AND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO LATE SAT. THE FRONT WILL THEN BECOME STATIONARY FROM TAMPA BAY TO NEAR TUXPAN MEXICO EARLY SUN AND THEN MOVE TO A FORT MYERS TUXPAN MEXICO LINE LATE SUN. THE WRN PORTION OF THE FRONT SHOULD BEGIN TO LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT MON...WHILE THE REMAINDER OF THE FRONT EXITS THE GULF. STRONG SLY RETURN FLOW IS FORECAST OVER THE WRN AND THEN CENTRAL GULF BY TUE AS DEEP LOW PRES DEVELOPS OVER THE PLAINS...WITH A STRONG FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NW GULF EARLY TUE. $$ GMZ080-222130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST FRI FEB 22 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW 15 TO 20 KT W FRONT...DIMINISHING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT EARLY TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT SAT NIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT... BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... BECOMING SE TO S AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .TUE...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT. $$ GMZ082-222130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST FRI FEB 22 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 95W...BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W FRONT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. 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...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 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 6 TO 8 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT S OF 20N. $$ GMZ084-222130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST FRI FEB 22 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... HIGHEST S OF 24N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON THEN VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT SAT NIGHT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON AND S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-222130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST FRI FEB 22 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT SAT NIGHT AND SUN. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT SAT NIGHT INTO SUN. 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 IN THE 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...INCREASING TO S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE EXCEPT NW 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. 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/AGUIRRE