000 FZNT24 KNHC 010901 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST SAT MAR 01 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. GMZ089-011530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST SAT MAR 01 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE OF HIGH PRES ALONG THE N GULF COAST WILL BE NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SUN NIGHT. STRONG RETURN FLOW DEVELOPS OVER THE WESTERN GULF SUN AND SUN NIGHT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST ON MON. GALE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF MON THROUGH EARLY TUE. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TUE THEN MOVE E OF THE AREA WED AS HIGH PRES DEVELOPS OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS. $$ GMZ080-011530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST SAT MAR 01 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THEN BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF FRONT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EARLY DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .WED...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-011530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST SAT MAR 01 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON THROUGH EARLY TUE... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N OF 23N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N OF 22N E OF FRONT S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 22N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF FRONT. .TUE...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THEN NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS BAY OF CAMPECHE. .WED...N OF 21N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ084-011530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST SAT MAR 01 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 25N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 25N. .SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT N OF 26N...THEN BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS DEVELOPING E OF FRONT. .TUE...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THEN BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF FRONT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. $$ GMZ086-011530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST SAT MAR 01 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 26N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TUE...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN W SWELL. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF FRONT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. $$ FORECASTER BERG