000 FZNT24 KNHC 052134 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-060330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST WED MAR 05 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A NEARLY STATIONARY FRONT CURRENTLY EXTENDING FROM NAPLES FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN SHOULD MOVE LITTLE TONIGHT BEFORE RETURNING AS A WARM FRONT THU. AS THE WARM FRONT RIDES NORTHWARD THU...A BRISK SLY FLOW AND BUILDING SEAS SHOULD DEVELOP ACROSS THE GULF. 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...NW TO N WINDS MAY BRIEFLY REACH GALE FORCE OVER PARTS OF THE WESTERN GULF...WITH BRISK NW TO N WINDS ELSEWHERE IN ITS WAKE RESULTING IN INCREASING SEAS. AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE NRN GULF SUN... EXPECT WINDS AND SEAS TO SUBSIDE SOME. HOWEVER...THEY SHOULD REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH MON AS A STEADY AND BRISK ELY FLOW DEVELOPS UNDERNEATH THE SFC HIGH. $$ GMZ080-060330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST WED MAR 05 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI... .TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E OF COLD FRONT N OF WARM FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU AFTERNOON THEN 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. E OF COLD FRONT S OF WARM FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT N 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF WARM FRONT AND E OF FRONT LATE. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT E OF 95W N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 T0 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT. W OF FRONT W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT THEN SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 14 FT LATE. .SAT...E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT EVENING THEN NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. W OF 94W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT SAT EVENING THEN SEA 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF 94W AND 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT E OF 94W. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-060330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST WED MAR 05 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI... .TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT FAR NW LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF WARM FRONT EARLY AND SE OF COLD FRONT LATE. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT E OF 94W LATE AND 15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 60 NM E OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT. .SAT...E OF 94W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT AFTERNOON THEN NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL LATE. W OF 94W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT SAT EVENING. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL LATE. .SUN...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ084-060330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST WED MAR 05 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF WARM FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT THU AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF WARM FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN SE TO S SWELL. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN SE TO S SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL LATE S OF 27N AND 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. .SUN...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .MON...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-060330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST WED MAR 05 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 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 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF WARM FRONT EARLY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN S SWELL. S OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW. 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 30 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT IN W TO NW SWELL THEN SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN W SWELL N OF 28N LATE. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 27N SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE AND 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 27N SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .MON...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN