000 FZNT24 KNHC 072113 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-080330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST FRI MAR 07 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG COLD FRONT FROM NEAR DESTIN FLORIDA TO 18N93W 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 THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING 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 S OF 27N ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH MON WILL KEEP SEAS FROM SUBSIDING FURTHER. WEAK LOW PRESSURE AND A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES TO THE TX COAST/NW GULF TUE INTO WED. $$ GMZ080-080330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST FRI MAR 07 2008 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 10 TO 15 KT NEAR TEXAS COAST. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT NEAR TEXAS COAST. E OF 93W NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 28N LATE. .SAT...W OF 94W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT THEN SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT NEAR TX COAST SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT SAT AFTERNOON THEN VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT S OF 27N AND TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. .SAT NIGHT...W OF 93W SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. E OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...S OF 28N W OF 92W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL MON. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE MON. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT TUE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TX/LA COASTS. .WED...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR GULF COAST. $$ GMZ082-080330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST FRI MAR 07 2008 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT W OF 96W. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 13 FT W OF 94W LATE. .SAT...W OF 94W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 23N AND 6 TO 10 FT S OF 25N. E OF 94W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 11 TO 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL LATE. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT EARLY SUN. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 23N AND 6 TO 10 FT S OF 23N SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN MORNING THEN BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 20 KT SUN. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING 4 TO 7 FT EARLY SUN. .MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE TUE. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-080330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST FRI MAR 07 2008 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT BUILDING TO 11 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N EARLY. .SAT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 28N AND 6 TO 10 FT IN W TO NW SWELL N OF 28N. S OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT W OF 88W. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 15 FT LATE. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SUN MORNING AND 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE MON THEN BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE MON THEN SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT TUE. .WED...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N. $$ GMZ086-080330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST FRI MAR 07 2008 .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. W OF FRONT SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 43 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. E OF FRONT SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN W TO NW SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT IMMEDIATELY W OF FRONT EARLY. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN W TO NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 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 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 IN W TO NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .MON AND TUE...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT N OF 27N. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE TUE. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT N OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN