000 FZNT24 KNHC 060920 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST THU MAR 6 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. GMZ089-061530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST THU MAR 6 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN MOVES N AS A WARM FRONT THROUGH TONIGHT WITH INCREASING SLY FLOW AND BUILDING SEAS S OF THE FRONT. A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE TONIGHT WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE YUCATAN FRI EVENING AND THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF EARLY SAT. STRONG WINDS W OF THE FRONT WILL REACH GALE FORCE OVER PARTS OF THE W GULF. WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE SUN AND MON AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER NRN GULF. $$ GMZ080-061530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST THU MAR 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N OF WARM FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF WARM FRONT S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF WARM FRONT E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT. S OF WARM FRONT S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. W OF COLD FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT. .SAT...E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT EVENING THEN NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. W OF 94W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT SAT EVENING THEN SEA 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF 94W AND 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT E OF 94W. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-061530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST THU MAR 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING N 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT FAR NW LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 16 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT. .SAT...E OF 94W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. W OF 94W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. .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. $$ GMZ084-061530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST THU MAR 6 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI NIGHT... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF WARM FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF WARM FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N. .FRI...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT. .FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL LATE S OF 27N AND 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. .SUN...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .MON...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-061530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST THU MAR 6 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF WARM FRONT N TO NE WINDS 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. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .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 S 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 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 MUNDELL