000 FZNT24 KNHC 042111 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST TUE MAR 04 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. GMZ089-050330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST TUE MAR 04 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR APALACHICOLA FLORIDA TO THE WESTERN YUCATAN. STRONG WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT DIMINISH ACROSS THE GULF TONIGHT AS THE FRONT SLOWS THEN STALLS FROM SW FLORIDA TO YUCATAN WED MORNING. THE FRONT LIFTS N AS A WARM FRONT THU AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE THU...AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO VERACRUZ MEXICO FRI. NLY WINDS FOLLOWING THE SECOND FRONT MAY REACH GALE FORCE OVER THE SW GULF FRI. THE FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH THE SE GULF SAT...FOLLOWED BY STRONG NLY FLOW. WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE ACROSS THE GULF SUN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE NRN GULF. $$ GMZ080-050330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST TUE MAR 04 2008 .TONIGHT...E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF FRONT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N AND 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL S OF 27N. .SUN...W OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-050330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST TUE MAR 04 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI... .TONIGHT...W OF 94W N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EARLY BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 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. .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 AND THU NIGHT...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 DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF 94W AND 7 TO 9 FT E OF 94W. .SUN...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ084-050330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST TUE MAR 04 2008 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 25N SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS LATE. .THU NIGHT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW WINDS 20 KT W OF FRONT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF FRONT. .SAT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT TO 10 FT NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL IN N SWELL. .SUN...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ086-050330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST TUE MAR 04 2008 .TONIGHT...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 AND THU NIGHT...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...N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 26N. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN