000 FZNT24 KNHC 010325 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-010930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST FRI FEB 29 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE AXIS ALONG THE N GULF COAST SHOULD RETREAT INTO THE ATLC TONIGHT...AS A QUICK-MOVING COLD FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH THE NE GULF AND OFF THE SE U.S. COAST LATE SAT AND SUN. HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT SHOULD MOVE FROM THE CAROLINAS EARLY SUN TO THE CENTRAL ATLC BY MON NIGHT....PROVIDING A QUICK BURST OF ENHANCED ELY FLOW ACROSS THE E HALF OF THE GULF SUN INTO EARLY MON. AS THE RIDGE MOVES E...A STRONG RETURN FLOW SHOULD DEVELOP OVER THE W GULF AND SPREAD EWD AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT FORECAST TO DIVE INTO THE W GULF MON. GALE CONDITIONS SHOULD SHOULD FOLLOW THE FRONTS PASSAGE OVER THE W GULF LATE MON AND EARLY TUE...WITH THE FRONT STRETCHING FROM A FL BIG BEND/YUCATAN LINE TUE AFTERNOON. WEAK HIGH PRES BUILDING BEHIND THE FRONT SHOULD MOVE QUICKLY E...WITH A RETURN FLOW AGAIN REDEVELOPING OVER THE W GULF WED AFTERNOON. $$ GMZ080-010930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON... .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE IN SE SWELL. .MON...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING NW TO N 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE E OF 93W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 93W. .WED...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL LATE. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY BECOMING SE TO S INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-010930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE MON THROUGH EARLY TUE... .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT SAT AFTERNOON THEN E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT SUN AFTERNOON EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT THEN SHIFTING NW TO N 25 TO 35 KT W OF FRONT MON AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT E OF FRONT AND 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT W OF FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT .TUE...W OF 93W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE AFTERNOON THEN E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL LATE. E OF 93W N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE AFTERNOON THEN NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL LATE. .WED...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL BECOMING SE LATE. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. $$ GMZ084-010930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST FRI FEB 29 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 28N AND 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT N OF 28N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 25 TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E SAT AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT SUN AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT N OF 25N. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT N OF 25N. .TUE...N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT TUE EVENING THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 11 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL THEN SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 13 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT EARLY. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E WED AFTERNOON THEN E TO SE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 28N SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE AND 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 27N SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. $$ GMZ086-010930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST FRI FEB 29 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE SAT AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE SAT AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT N OF 28N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 28N AND 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 28N. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N. .TUE...N OF 26N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW TUE MORNING. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN S SWELL. S OF 26N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN SE TO S SWELL. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT WED AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN W TO NW SWELL N OF 26N SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE AND 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 26N SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN