000 FZNT24 KNHC 080841 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST SAT MAR 8 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. GMZ089-081530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG COLD FRONT FROM 27N82W TO YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL MOVE INTO STRAITS OF FLORIDA THEN SE OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. GALE FORCE WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING THEN DIMINISH BY MIDDAY. WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE TONIGHT AND SUN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND THE FRONT. MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY FLOW WILL PREVAIL S OF 27N THROUGH MON. WEAK LOW PRESSURE AND A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVE TO THE TX COAST/NW GULF TUE INTO WED. $$ GMZ080-081530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2008 .TODAY...W OF 94W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT S OF 27N AND TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. .TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. E OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 93W. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT TUE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR THE COAST. .WED...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR GULF COAST. $$ GMZ082-081530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2008 .TODAY...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 11 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N OF 22N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN RESIDUAL N SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .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. $$ GMZ084-081530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...E OF 88W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 14 FT. W OF 88W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE MON THEN BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE MON THEN SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT TUE. .WED...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N. $$ GMZ086-081530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING N OF 26N... .TODAY...N OF 26N W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN W SWELL. S OF 26N NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 83W EARLY. .TONIGHT...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 MUNDELL