000 FZNT24 KNHC 270834 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST WED FEB 27 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-271530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST WED FEB 27 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG COLD FRONT FROM FT. MYERS FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL MOVE SE OF THE AREA BY THIS AFTERNOON. GALE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE DURING THE MORNING THEN DIMINISH BY AFTERNOON. HIGH PRES WILL MOVE E ALONG THE N GULF COAST TODAY THROUGH THU THEN BECOME ESTABLISHED AS A RIDGE FRI THROUGH SUN. $$ GMZ080-271530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST WED FEB 27 2008 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT BY EVENING. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT W OF 93W AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF 93W. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-271530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST WED FEB 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING S OF 22N... .TODAY...S OF 22N N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 14 FT. N OF 22N N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 21N. .TONIGHT...E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .THU NIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 21N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-271530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST WED FEB 27 2008 .TODAY...W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING 8 TO 10 FT S OF 25N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 25N. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 25N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-271530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST WED FEB 27 2008 .TODAY...W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. .THU THROUGH 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 AND SUN...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER BERG