000 FZNT24 KNHC 110235 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT MON MAR 10 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. GMZ089-110930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT MON MAR 10 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM SW LOUISIANA TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS WILL QUICKLY MOVE TO A N FLORIDA TO ERN BAY OF CAMPECHE LINE BY EARLY TUE EVENING AND WEAKEN. THE FRONT WILL THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE FAR SE WATERS TUE NIGHT INTO WED AS WEAK HIGH PRES MOVES THROUGH THE NRN WATERS. LIGHT SE FLOW OVER THE AREA WILL INCREASE THU AND FRI AS THE NEXT COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE TEXAS COAST. THIS FRONT IS THEN EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST SAT MORNING. $$ GMZ080-110930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT MON MAR 10 2008 .TONIGHT AND TUE...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE MORNING. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE MORNING. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS SE WATERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT FRI AND SAT...EXCEPT SHIFTING TO N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT BEHIND THE FRONT SAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. $$ GMZ082-110930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT MON MAR 10 2008 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W PART. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W PART. .THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-110930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT MON MAR 10 2008 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .FRI AND SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS N PART. $$ GMZ086-110930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT MON MAR 10 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS SRN WATERS. .FRI AND SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT LATE SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NRN WATERS. $$ FORECASTER NELSON/AGUIRRE