000 FZNT24 KNHC 280330 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST WED FEB 27 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-280930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST WED FEB 27 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT CURRENTLY E OF AREA SHOULD MOVE TO THE NC COAST BY FRI. A BRISK NW TO N FLOW OVER THE GULF TONIGHT SHOULD GRADUALLY DIMINISH INTO THU AND BRIEFLY BECOME A RETURN FLOW OVER THE WRN GULF FRI...AHEAD OF THE NEXT SYSTEM. A WEAK COLD FRONT SHOULD ENTER THE NE AND NORTH CENTRAL GULF WATERS EARLY SAT AND THEN RETURN AS A WARM FRONT SUN. A STRONGER RETURN GULF DEVELOPING OVER THE GULF SUN INTO MON SHOULD HERALD THE NEXT SIGNIFICANT FRONT EXPECTED TO ARRIVE OVER THE WRN GULF MON AFTERNOON. $$ GMZ080-280930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST WED FEB 27 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 27N LATE MON... .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE W OF 93 LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT THU AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN SE TO S SWELL LATE. E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT THU AFTERNOON THEN SE TO S 20 KT THU EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT FRI EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE TO S SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT LATE. .MON...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. $$ GMZ082-280930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST WED FEB 27 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE MON W OF 94W... .TONIGHT...S OF 22N E OF 95W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N TO NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N TO NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE . .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT THU EVENING. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT LATE. E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 10 15 TO 20 KT FRI AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE. .SUN...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT SUN EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 1O TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT LATE. .MON...SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT MON AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE. $$ GMZ084-280930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST WED FEB 27 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW TO N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E THU AFTERNOON THEN E TO SE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT THU AFTERNOON THEN E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE FRI EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .SAT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT SAT AFTERNOON THEN NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N AND 4 TO 6 FT AREA WIDE LATE. .MON...N OF 26N SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT MON EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN S SWELL LATE. S OF 26N SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT MON AFTERNOON THEN S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NW OF FRONT NW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. $$ GMZ086-280930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST WED FEB 27 2008 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT N OF 28N SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT N OF 28N. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT THU EVENING THE VARIABLE LATE FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT EARLY FRI. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT FRI MORNING. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI MORNING THEN 3 TO 5 FT LATE FRI. .SAT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT SAT AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. N OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .MON...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN S SWELL LATE. S OF 25N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART LATE. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN