000 FZNT24 KNHC 022150 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST SUN MAR 02 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. GMZ089-030330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST SUN MAR 02 2008 .SYNOPSIS...SLY FLOW INCREASES OVER NW GULF INTO MON AHEAD OF STRONG COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST BY LATE MON AFTERNOON. NLY WINDS TO GALE FORCE FOLLOW THE FRONT OVER THE WRN GULF MON NIGHT INTO TUE. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE BY TUE MORNING. WINDS RAPIDLY DIMINISH TUE NIGHT AS THE FRONT STALLS FROM SW FLORIDA TO YUCATAN BY WED MORNING. THE WEAK FRONT LIFTS N AS A WARM FRONT THU OVER THE EASTERN GULF...AS ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT ENTERS THE NW GULF. THE COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE BY FRI MORNING. $$ GMZ080-030330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST SUN MAR 02 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON NIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUE... .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT LATE ALONG THE TEXAS COAST. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS...BECOMING NUMEROUS AHEAD OF THE FRONT LATE. .MON NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NW AND INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .TUE NIGHT...W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...SHIFTING NW TO N AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND THE FRONT BY THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND THE FRONT BY LATE THU NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ082-030330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST SUN MAR 02 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON NIGHT AND TUE... .TONIGHT AND MON...N OF 21N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 6 TO 10 FT. S OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS DEVELOPING E OF FRONT. .TUE...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF FRONT. .TUE NIGHT...W OF 94W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. E OF 94W NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...THEN BECOMING NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND THE FRONT THU NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS LATE. .FRI...NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ084-030330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST SUN MAR 02 2008 .TONIGHT AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 25N. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MON. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT LATE N OF 26N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .TUE...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT EARLY. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N...AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 26N. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N WED NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N. .THU AND FRI...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT INCREASING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. $$ GMZ086-030330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST SUN MAR 02 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF FRONT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF FRONT N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN W SWELL. S OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 25N. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN