000 FZNT24 KNHC 051516 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST WED MAR 05 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. GMZ089-052130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST WED MAR 05 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A NEARLY STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM NAPLES FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN THIS MORNING SHOULD MOVE LITTLE TODAY BEFORE RETURNING AS A WARM FRONT THU. THE NEXT COLD FRONT SHOULD MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE THU AND EXTEND FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE YUCATAN FRI EVENING AND THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF EARLY SAT. FOLLOWING ITS PASSAGE...NLY WINDS MAY BRIEFLY REACH GALE FORCE OVER THE SW GULF...WITH BRISK NW TO N WINDS ELSEWHERE IN ITS WAKE RESULTING IN INCREASING SEAS IN A NW SWELL. WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE ACROSS THE GULF SUN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE NRN GULF. $$ GMZ080-052130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST WED MAR 05 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE TONIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E OF COLD FRONT N OF WARM FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. E OF COLD FRONT S OF WARM FRONT SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF WARM FRONT AND E OF FRONT. .FRI...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT LATE. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING SUBSIDING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT AFTERNOON THEN VARIABLE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL E OF 93W AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF 94W. .SUN...W OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-052130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST WED MAR 05 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 94W AND 5 TO 8 FT E OF 94W SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AREA WIDE LATE. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S THU AFTERNOON. W OF FRONT N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT FAR NW. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF WARM FRONT AND SE OF COLD FRONT LATE. .FRI...W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT. .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. $$ GMZ084-052130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST WED MAR 05 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF WARM FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT THU AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF WARM FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THU EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN SE TO S SWELL. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. .FRI...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN SE TO S SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. .SUN...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ086-052130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST WED MAR 05 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF WARM FRONT N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF WARM FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF WARM FRONT. .FRI...N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN S SWELL. S OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .SAT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. .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 KIMBERLAIN