000 FZNT24 KNHC 271515 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST WED FEB 27 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-272130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST WED FEB 27 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG COLD FRONT FROM S FLORIDA TO NE YUCATAN 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. $$ GMZ080-272130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST WED FEB 27 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT BY EVENING. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT W OF 93W AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF 93W. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-272130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST WED FEB 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING S OF 22N... .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 22N N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 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 14 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 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. $$ GMZ084-272130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST WED FEB 27 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO GALE FORCE EARLY DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. E OF FRONT W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING 8 TO 11 FT S OF 25N AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 25N. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 25N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-272130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST WED FEB 27 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...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 25N. .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 SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT ON FRI AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER BERG/CANGIALOSI