000 FZNT24 KNHC 081505 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST SAT MAR 08 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. GMZ089-082130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST SAT MAR 08 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG COLD FRONT IS MOVING SE OF THE AREA THIS MORNING. GALE FORCE WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT OVER PARTS OF THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL GULF WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING THEN DIMINISH BY MIDDAY. WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE FURTHER 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 THEN MOVE TO THE TX COAST/NW GULF TUE INTO WED...WITH A LIGHT WIND REGIME PREVAILING OVER GULF WATERS. $$ GMZ080-082130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST SAT MAR 08 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 94W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. E OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 93W. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT TUE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR THE COAST. .WED...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR GULF COAST. $$ GMZ082-082130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST SAT MAR 08 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT NEAR MEXICAN COAST SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT NEAR MEXICAN COAST. E OF 95W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N OF 22N W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 94W AND 15 TO 20 KT E OF 94W LATE. SEAS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .MON AND TUE...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E TUE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-082130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST SAT MAR 08 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN W TO NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 13 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT CLOSE TO THE MOUTH OF THE MS. S OF 25N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT THEN NE TO E LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT S OF 28N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 28N. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL LATE. .MON AND TUE...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE MON THEN BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE MON THEN SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT TUE. .WED...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N. $$ GMZ086-082130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST SAT MAR 08 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 14 FT LATE EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN W TO NW SWELL LATE. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .MON AND TUE...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE TUE. 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 EARLY TUE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 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