000 FZNT24 KNHC 040234 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM 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. GMZ089-040930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST MON MAR 03 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG COLD FRONT ALONG 29N92W 23N97W WILL MOVE SE AND EXTEND FROM THE WRN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 18N95W EARLY TUE. STRONG WINDS TO GALE FORCE BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW OVER THE WESTERN GULF. WINDS DIMINISH ACROSS THE GULF LATE TUE AS THE FRONT SLOWS THEN STALLS FROM SW FLORIDA TO YUCATAN BY WED MORNING. THE FRONT LIFTS N AS A WARM FRONT INTO THU...AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST BY LATE THU...AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO VERACRUZ MEXICO BY FRI MORNING. NLY WINDS FOLLOWING THE SECOND FRONT MAY REACH GALE FORCE OVER THE WESTERN GULF FRI. THE FRONT SLOWS AND WEAKENS AS IT SHIFTS INTO THE SE GULF BY LATE SAT. $$ GMZ080-040930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST MON MAR 03 2008 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...SUBSIDING 7 TO 11 FT E OF 94W AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 94W LATE. .TUE NIGHT...E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF FRONT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N AND 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL S OF 27N. $$ GMZ082-040930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST MON MAR 03 2008 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI... .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 TO N LATE TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS 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 SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. 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 SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS BAY OF CAMPECHE. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF FRONT. .FRI...W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 35 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. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ084-040930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST MON MAR 03 2008 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT. .TUE...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF FRONT. .TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF FRONT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. $$ GMZ086-040930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST MON MAR 03 2008 .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 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT S OF 25N AND 15 TO 20 KT N OF 25N. WINDS SHIFTING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 25N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS DEVELOPING N OF 26N. .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 AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING E TO SE WED NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF FRONT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN/COBB