000 FZNT24 KNHC 240316 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST SAT FEB 23 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-240930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST SAT FEB 23 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO NEAR 25N88W MOVES N ACROSS THE NRN GULF AS A WARM FRONT BY EARLY MON...AS SLY RETURN FLOW INCREASES OVER THE WRN GULF THROUGH MON. WINDS SHIFT NW BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST ON TUE...REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA TO NE MEXICO BY TUE AFTERNOON. THE FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH GULF WATERS BY LATE WED...FOLLOWED BY STRONG NLY FLOW. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH GALE FORCE IN THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE TUE INTO WED. WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE THU AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE DEEP SOUTH. $$ GMZ080-240930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST SAT FEB 23 2008 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BECOMING 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT TUE. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED AFTERNOON THEN NE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 28N LATE. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-240930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST SAT FEB 23 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE TUE AND WED... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT MON AFTERNOON AND SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE MON AND S 20 KT MON NIGHT. 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 N TO NE 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 22N N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. N OF 22N N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ084-240930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST SAT FEB 23 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT MON AFTERNOON THEN S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 26N SLY WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO N 15 TO 20 KT N OF 25N LATE WED. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .THU...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S IF 25N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ086-240930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST SAT FEB 23 2008 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N NW WINDS 5 TO 10 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 AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 KT BECOMING S 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT MON NIGHT. 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. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 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 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...AND TO 8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. $$ FORECASTER LL/CHRISTENSEN