000 FZNT24 KNHC 020311 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM 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. GMZ089-020930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST SAT MAR 01 2008 .SYNOPSIS...SLY WINDS OVER THE WESTERN GULF GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH LATE SUN BETWEEN HIGH PRES EXITING INTO THE WRN ATLC AND DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE MON AND WILL EXTEND FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO NEAR TUXPAN MEXICO BY EARLY TUE MORNING. WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT MAY REACH MINIMAL GALE FORCE OVER THE WESTERN GULF LATE MON NIGHT AND EARLY TUE MORNING. WINDS RAPIDLY DIMINISH LATE TUE INTO WED AS THE FRONT CONTINUES E...EXTENDING FROM NEAR TAMPA FLORIDA TO THE EASTERN YUCATAN LATE TUE. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE SHOULD TRACK ACROSS THE GULF WED...AS THE FRONT STALLS OVER THE EXTREME SE GULF AND THEN RETURNS AS A WARM FRONT THU. $$ GMZ080-020930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST SAT MAR 01 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON NIGHT AND EARLY TUE... .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 20 KT SUN EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS LATE. .MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING NW AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EARLY DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .WED...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-020930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST SAT MAR 01 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON NIGHT AND EARLY TUE... .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT SUN AFTERNOON...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 23N W OF 96W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N. .SUN NIGHT...N OF 20N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 21N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 22N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW LATE. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT INCREASING TO 9 TO 14 FT BEHIND THE FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF FRONT. .TUE...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 INCREASING TO 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. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-020930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST SAT MAR 01 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT N OF 28N. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT S OF 25N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 25N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .TUE...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT NW 20 TO 25 KT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .WED...NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT N OF 26N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N. $$ GMZ086-020930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST SAT MAR 01 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S MON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE MON S OF 26N AND 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N. .TUE...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN