000 FZNT24 KNHC 280902 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST THU FEB 28 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-281530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST THU FEB 28 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL REMAIN ANCHORED ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH SAT THEN BEGIN TO SHIFT NE TOWARDS THE CAROLINAS ON SUN. STRONG RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP OFF TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THEN WEAKEN FRI. RETURN FLOW WILL ONCE AGAIN STRENGTHEN ON SUN AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT WHICH IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST MON. GALE CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP W OF THE FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF ON MON. $$ GMZ080-281530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST THU FEB 28 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON... .TODAY...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EARLY INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT W OF 94W AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF 94W. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW TO N 30 TO 40 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 16 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-281530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST THU FEB 28 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON... .TODAY...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BY EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT BY EVENING. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 22N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 16 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF FRONT. $$ GMZ084-281530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST THU FEB 28 2008 .TODAY...S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NE TO E. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 25N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N. .SAT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. .MON...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF FRONT. $$ GMZ086-281530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST THU FEB 28 2008 .TODAY...S OF 26N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NE TO E. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 25N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N. .FRI NIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N NE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 25N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. $$ FORECASTER BERG