000 FZNT24 KNHC 231519 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST SAT FEB 23 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-232130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST SAT FEB 23 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM NORTH FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO A TAMPA FL TO BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS EVENING. THE FRONT WILL BECOME STATIONARY AND RETURN AS A WARM FRONT LATE TONIGHT AND BE NORTH OF THE AREA LATE SUN NIGHT. A BROAD SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW DEVELOPS ACROSS THE GULF LATER MON INTO TUE...SPREADING FROM WEST TO EAST. STRONG FRONT ARRIVES OVER NW GULF TUE MORNING AND MOVES TO SOUTH FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY WED AND SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA WED EVENING. GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT IN THE WESTERN GULF LATE TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. $$ GMZ080-232130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST SAT FEB 23 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT TONIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .TUE...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED AFTERNOON THEN 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 28N LATE. $$ GMZ082-232130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST SAT FEB 23 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE TUE AND WED... .THIS AFTERNOON 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 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. $$ GMZ084-232130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST SAT FEB 23 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE 10 KT THEN NE TO E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE MON AFTERNOON THEN S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 26N SLY WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...S OF 25N NW TO N WINDS NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL FROM 26N TO 29N AND 5 TO 8 FT N OF 29N. $$ GMZ086-232130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST SAT FEB 23 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON 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. .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 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 SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT. $$ FORECASTER LL