000 FZNT24 KNHC 282107 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST THU FEB 28 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. GMZ089-290330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST THU FEB 28 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE N WATERS WILL REMAIN ANCHORED ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH SAT THEN BEGIN TO SHIFT NE TOWARDS THE CAROLINAS ON SUN. STRONG RETURN FLOW OFF TEXAS WILL WEAKEN BY 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. FRONT TRACKS ACROSS ENTIRE AREA BY TUE WITH WEAK HIGH PRES DEVELOPING BEHIND IT. GALE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED W OF THE FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN WATERS MON AND TUE. $$ GMZ080-290330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST THU FEB 28 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON AND TUE... .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT W OF 94W AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF 94W. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT SUN LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW TO N 30 TO 40 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 16 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT EARLY E PART...DIMINISHING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT...AND BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT W PORTION LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT 12 TO 17 FT EARLY E PART... SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT W PART AND TO 6 TO 9 FT E PART LATE. $$ GMZ082-290330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST THU FEB 28 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON AND TUE... .TONIGHT...N OF 20N W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 N OF 23N W OF 94W. .MON...SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY DIMINISHING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 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. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT W PART DIMINISHING TO N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT E PART AND TO E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT W PART. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT EARLY...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT W PART LATE. $$ GMZ084-290330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST THU FEB 28 2008 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 25N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 28N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N. .MON...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF FRONT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NW TO N AND DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING 10 TO 15 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF FRONT. $$ GMZ086-290330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST THU FEB 28 2008 .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 LATE N OF 25N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING W TO NW 25 TO 30 KT THEN BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT. $$ FORECASTER CANGIALOSI