000 FZNT24 KNHC 230930 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST SAT FEB 23 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-231530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST SAT FEB 23 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM PENSACOLA FL TO THE WRN BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY THIS MORNING SHOULD REACH A TAMPA FL 25N90W 20N96W LINE SAT AFTERNOON...BEFORE THE WRN END BEGINS RETURNING AS A WARM FRONT SAT EVENING. ERN PORTION OF THE FRONT SHOULD SURGE SEWD INTO THE ERN GULF/FL LATE SUN AND MON...AS WRN HALF OF BNDRY LIFTS NWD TO A 30N91W 26N86W LINE MON MORNING. A BROAD S TO SW RETURN FLOW REDEVELOPS AND INCREASES TO 15 TO 25 KT ACROSS THE GULF LATER MON INTO TUE...SPREADING FROM WEST TO EAST. STRONG FRONT ARRIVES OVER NW GULF TUE MORNING AND SWEEPS ACROSS ENTIRE GULF BY WED DAYBREAK...USHERING IN STRONG NLY WINDS TO POSSIBLY GALE FORCE IN THE SW GULF AND BUILDING SEAS OF UP TO 10 TO 15 FT OVER THE CENTRAL AND SW GULF WED. $$ GMZ080-231530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST SAT FEB 23 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO THIS AFTERNOON AND SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT SAT NIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW 5 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N N TO NE WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING 15 KT MON AFTERNOON AND S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE MON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N LATE. .TUE...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING 20 TO 25 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED AFTERNOON THEN 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 28N LATE. $$ GMZ082-231530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST SAT FEB 23 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED WED S OF 23N... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT MON AFTERNOON AND SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE MON. 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 35 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT S OF 20N E OF 94W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT FAR NW LATE. .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 BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE. $$ GMZ084-231530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST SAT FEB 23 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 5 THIS AFTERNOON THEN NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE MON AFTERNOON THEN S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 26N SLY WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...S OF 25N NW TO N WINDS NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL FROM 26N TO 29N AND 5 TO 8 FT N OF 29N. $$ GMZ086-231530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST SAT FEB 23 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT THIS MORNING. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 5 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT MON AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT MON EVENING THEN S LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT TUE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF FRONT LATE. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT. .WED...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT WED AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. S OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN