000 FZNT24 KNHC 292110 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST FRI FEB 29 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. GMZ089-010330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST FRI FEB 29 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE AXIS SITUATED NEAR THE N GULF COAST WILL CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH SAT NIGHT. RETURN FLOW STRENGTHENS OFF TEXAS ON SUN AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WHICH IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE COAST MON. GALE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT OVER THE WRN GULF ON MON THEN SPREAD TO THE MIDDLE GULF TUE WITH THE FRONT REACHING FROM FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. THE FRONT CLEARS THE ENTIRE REGION LATE TUE WITH WEAK HIGH PRES BUILDING E ACROSS GULF WATERS INTO WED. $$ GMZ080-010330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON... .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE. .MON...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW TO N 30 TO 40 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF FRONT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .WED...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY BECOMING SE TO S AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-010330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON THROUGH EARLY TUE... .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 21N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 22N 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. S OF 22N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...THEN BECOMING NW TO N 30 TO 40 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF FRONT. .TUE...S OF 22N N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. N OF 22N N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...THEN BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SE NW PART. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF FRONT. .WED...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 23N. $$ GMZ084-010330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 25N LATE MON AND EARLY TUE... .TONIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N OF 25N S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF FRONT LATE. .TUE...N OF 25N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF FRONT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT EARLY BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-010330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST FRI FEB 29 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N E WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 25N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 26N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW AND INCREASING 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT IN W SWELL. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING W TO NW AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF FRONT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT S OF 25N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N. $$ FORECASTER CANGIALOSI