000 FZNT24 KNHC 030310 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-030930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST SUN MAR 02 2008 .SYNOPSIS...SLY FLOW INCREASES OVER THE 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 SHOULD EXTEND FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE AFTERNOON AND THEN STALL FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN EARLY WED. WINDS RAPIDLY DIMINISH TUE NIGHT AS WEAK HIGH PRES BUILDS INTO THE GULF. THE FRONT THEN LIFTS N AS A WARM FRONT OVER THE EASTERN GULF THU...AS ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT ENTERS THE NW GULF. THE COLD FRONT SHOULD EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE BY FRI MORNING. $$ GMZ080-030930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST SUN MAR 02 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON NIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUE... .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT LATE ALONG THE TEXAS COAST. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS...BECOMING NUMEROUS AHEAD OF THE FRONT LATE. .MON NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NW AND INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE. .TUE NIGHT...W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...SHIFTING NW TO N AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND THE FRONT BY THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND THE FRONT BY LATE THU NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ082-030930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST SUN MAR 02 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON NIGHT AND TUE... .TONIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 6 TO 10 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE 20 TO 25 KT N OF 21N E OF 94W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 21N E OF 94W LATE. .MON...SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 21N AND 3 TO 5 S OF 21N. .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 ALONG AND 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 ALONG AND 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 7 FT IN N SWELL. E OF 94W NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS SUBSIDING 6 TO 10 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. $$ GMZ084-030930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST SUN MAR 02 2008 .TONIGHT AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MON. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT N OF 27N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .TUE...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING S OF 27N TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT EARLY. .TUE NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT. .WED...NW OF FRONT N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT WED EVENING THEN E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N. .THU AND FRI...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT INCREASING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. $$ GMZ086-030930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST SUN MAR 02 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT LOCALLY TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED MORNING THEN VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. S OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .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 KIMBERLAIN