000 FZNT24 KNHC 071518 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST FRI MAR 07 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. GMZ089-072130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST FRI MAR 07 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG COLD FRONT FROM NEAR PANAMA CITY FLORIDA TO 19N96W WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE EASTERN YUCATAN THIS EVENING AND SHOULD SWEEP THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF BY SAT MORNING. GALE FORCE WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT TODAY WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TONIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE FURTHER SAT THROUGH SUN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND THE FRONT. HOWEVER... MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY FLOW PREVAILING ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH MON WILL ALLOW SEAS TO SUBSIDE VERY SLOWLY THROUGH TUE. $$ GMZ080-072130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST FRI MAR 07 2008 ...GALE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT. .TONIGHT...W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 10 TO 15 KT NEAR TEXAS COAST. E OF 93W NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT W OF 93W LATE. .SAT...W OF 94W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT S OF 27N AND 4 TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. .SAT NIGHT...W OF 93W SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. E OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-072130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST FRI MAR 07 2008 ...GALE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING 11 TO 17 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT. .TONIGHT...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. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT...W OF 94W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 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 THEN BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 12 TO 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. .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. $$ GMZ084-072130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST FRI MAR 07 2008 ...GALE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...NW OF FRONT W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT N OF 26N AND 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT S OF 27N. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT N OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 11 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N EARLY. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 28N AND 6 TO 10 FT IN W TO NW SWELL N OF 28N. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SUN MORNING AND 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-072130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST FRI MAR 07 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE AND 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN S SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT... NUMEROUS N OF 25N. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. W OF FRONT SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. E OF FRONT SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS...NUMEROUS N OF 25N. .SAT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN W TO NW SWELL EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT IMMEDIATELY W OF FRONT EARLY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N ENDING EARLY. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN W TO NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 27N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. .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 KIMBERLAIN