000 FZNT24 KNHC 260833 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST TUE FEB 26 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-261530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST TUE FEB 26 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG COLD FRONT ALONG THE TEXAS COAST WILL MOVE OFFSHORE AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO VERACRUZ MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON...TAMPA BAY TO 18N95W TONIGHT...THEN MOVE SE OF THE AREA BY WED AFTERNOON. GALE CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT BEGINNING THIS MORNING AND LAST THROUGH WED MORNING. HIGH PRES WILL MOVE E ALONG THE N GULF COAST WED THROUGH THU WITH A RIDGE N OF THE AREA FRI AND SAT. $$ GMZ080-261530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST TUE FEB 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT. E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-261530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST TUE FEB 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 12 TO 18 FT TONIGHT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 22N. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .THU...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-261530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST TUE FEB 26 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT LATE. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT S OF 26N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 25N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N. .FRI AND SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. $$ GMZ086-261530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST TUE FEB 26 2008 .TODAY...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 26N. .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N WED. .THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 26N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N. $$ FORECASTER BERG