000 FZNT24 KNHC 090301 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM 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. GMZ089-090930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST SAT MAR 08 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG NW TO N WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT NOW E OF THE AREA SHOULD GRADUALLY DIMINISH TONIGHT...WHILE SEAS SUBSIDE MORE GRADUALLY FROM NW TO SE THROUGH EARLY SUN. A BRISK RETURN FLOW DEVELOPING OVER THE WESTERN GULF AND A SIMILARLY STRONG ELY FLOW OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF SUN INTO MON SHOULD PREVENT SEAS FROM SUBSIDING FURTHER S OF 27N BEFORE TUE. WEAK LOW PRESSURE AND A WEAK COLD FRONT FORMING NEAR THE TEXAS/MEXICAN COAST LATE MON/TUE MOVES SLOWLY E ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH THU. STRONGER LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SRN PLAINS THU BRINGS A NEW COLD FRONT TO THE NW GULF LATE THU. $$ GMZ080-090930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST SAT MAR 08 2008 .TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. E OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 94W. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE W OF 94W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 93W. .TUE...WITHIN 200 NM OF LOW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF FRONT. $$ GMZ082-090930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST SAT MAR 08 2008 .TONIGHT AND SUN...N OF 22N W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 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 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 20N. .MON THROUGH TUE...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT TUE AFTERNOON.. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT E OF FRONT TUE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TUE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT THU EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE N OF 20N. $$ GMZ084-090930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST SAT MAR 08 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN W TO NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE MORNING. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE TUE. .WED...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT THEN WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 120 NM OF FLOW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT THEN SW TO W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT THU AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. $$ GMZ086-090930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST SAT MAR 08 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN W TO NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT S OF 28N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 28N. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT N OF 28N. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. 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...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WED AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN/BERG