000 FZNT24 KNHC 031513 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST MON MAR 03 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. GMZ089-032130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST MON MAR 03 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG SLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WESTERN GULF TODAY IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO GALE FORCE BEHIND THE FRONT...WHICH WILL EXTEND FROM LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO TONIGHT...THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE... THEN STALLS FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA BY EARLY WED MORNING. THE FRONT LIFTS BACK N AS A WARM FRONT BY LATE WED...AHEAD OF A SECOND COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST THU. WINDS INCREASE TO NEAR GALE OVER THE WESTERN GULF LATE THU AND FRI. $$ GMZ080-032130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST MON MAR 03 2008 ...GALE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EARLY BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT THEN NW 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE ALONG TEXAS COAST. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS DEVELOPING E OF FRONT. .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF FRONT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ GMZ082-032130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST MON MAR 03 2008 ...GALE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 21N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 21N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...W OF FRONT N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT TUE. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING SW TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE NIGHT...S OF 22N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS BAY OF CAMPECHE. .WED...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF FRONT. .FRI...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART. $$ GMZ084-032130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST MON MAR 03 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT N OF 26N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS DEVELOPING E OF FRONT. .TUE...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF FRONT. .TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .WED...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART SPREADING N. .THU...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF FRONT. $$ GMZ086-032130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST MON MAR 03 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 25N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING S TO SW LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT S OF 25N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 25N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS DEVELOPING N OF 24N. .TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE OF FRONT. .WED...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL ENTIRE AREA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF FRONT. $$ FORECASTER BERG/CHRISTENSEN