000 FZNT24 KNHC 230331 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST FRI FEB 22 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-230930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST FRI FEB 22 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO THE WRN BAY OF CAMPECHE MOVES E AND EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO WRN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY SAT MORNING...AND FROM N CENTRAL FLORIDA TO ERN BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT NIGHT. THE FRONT BECOMES STATIONARY FROM TAMPA BAY TO NEAR TUXPAN MEXICO EARLY SUN AND MOVES TO A FORT MYERS TO TUXPAN MEXICO LINE SUN AFTERNOON. THE ERN PORTION OF THE FRONT EXITS THE GULF SUN NIGHT...WHILE THE WRN PORTION LIFTS N AS A WARM FRONT MON AND TUE. STRONG SLY RETURN FLOW IS FORECAST OVER THE WRN AND CENTRAL GULF BY TUE AS DEEP LOW PRES DEVELOPS OVER THE PLAINS. AN ASSOCIATED STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW GULF EARLY TUE AND QUICKLY EXITS THE SE GULF WED AFTERNOON. $$ GMZ080-230930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST FRI FEB 22 2008 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT SAT NIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT... BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... BECOMING SE TO S AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .TUE AND WED...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT THEN BECOMING N TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE TUE AND TO 8 TO 12 FT WED. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT. $$ GMZ082-230930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST FRI FEB 22 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED WED S OF 23N... .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...AND LIGHT AND VARIABLE E OF FRONT. 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. .WED...S OF 23N N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N 30 TO 40 KT W OF 94W. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT. N OF 23N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT EARLY. $$ GMZ084-230930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST FRI FEB 22 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 23N TO 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 23N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON THEN VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT SAT NIGHT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON AND INCREASING TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...S OF 26N NW TO N WINDS NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL FROM 26N TO 29N AND 5 TO 8 FT N OF 29N. $$ GMZ086-230930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST FRI FEB 22 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 28N. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT SUN AND 1 TO 2 FT SUN NIGHT. 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... EXCEPT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF FRONT LATE. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT. .WED...S OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE/CHRISTENSEN