000 FZNT24 KNHC 070250 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-070930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST THU MAR 06 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG COLD FRONT FROM THE TEXAS-LOUISIANA BORDER TO 24N99W WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI AFTERNOON...N FLORIDA TO CANCUN FRI NIGHT...THEN MOVE SE OF THE AREA LATE SAT. WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL INCREASE TO GALE FORCE TONIGHT THEN DIMINISH FRI NIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE SAT 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. $$ GMZ080-070930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST THU MAR 06 2008 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT...EXCEPT TO 10 TO 15 KT NEAR THE TEXAS COAST. E OF 93W NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT ENTIRE AREA. .SAT...W OF 94W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W OF 93W SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-070930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST THU MAR 06 2008 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING N 30 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT FAR NW LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING 12 TO 18 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 N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY BECOMING E TO SE. 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 20 TO 25 KT EARLY 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. $$ GMZ084-070930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST THU MAR 06 2008 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT...THEN SHIFTING W BEHIND COLD FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 25N. .FRI...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT N OF 26N...AND SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N ENDING EARLY. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT N OF 28N AND 10 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL S OF 28N. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 28N AND 7 TO 10 FT S OF 28N. .MON AND TUE...N OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-070930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST THU MAR 06 2008 .TONIGHT AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT FRI MORNING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT IN S SWELL BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT IN W SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. 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/BERG