000 FZNT24 KNHC 062103 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST THU MAR 06 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. GMZ089-070330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST THU MAR 06 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A WARM FRONT FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO NEAR 27N90W MOVES N THIS EVENING...AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST BY EARLY EVENING. THE COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM ALABAMA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE FOLLOWED BY WINDS TO GALE FORCE. THE FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH THE GULF BY EARLY SAT. WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE THROUGH SUN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND THE FRONT. FRESH SE FLOW IS EXPECTED OVER THE FAR WRN GULF SUN INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AS THE HIGH SHIFTS INTO THE SOUTHEAST U.S. $$ GMZ080-070330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST THU MAR 06 2008 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W OF 91W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND THE FRONT...THEN INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 91W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 93W NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 10 TO 15 KT NEAR THE TEXAS COAST. E OF 93W NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT. .SAT...W OF 94W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...DIMINISHING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W OF 93W SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-070330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST THU MAR 06 2008 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING N 30 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT FAR NW LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 12 TO 17 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. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W...AND 20 TO 25 KT E OF 94W. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF 92W ENDING EARLY. .SAT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF 96W. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W OF 94W SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT SUN. .MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-070330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST THU MAR 06 2008 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...THEN NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND COLD FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 26N S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 25N. .FRI...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT N OF 26N...AND SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N ENDING EARLY. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT N OF 28N AND 10 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL S OF 28N. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 28N AND 7 TO 10 FT S OF 28N. .MON AND TUE...N OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-070330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST THU MAR 06 2008 .TONIGHT AND FRI...N OF WARM FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT...THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN S SWELL N OF 26N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 27N ENDING EARLY. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N AND 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL S OF 27N. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 28N AND 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL S OF 28N. .MON AND TUE...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN