000 FZNT24 KNHC 110857 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT TUE MAR 11 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. GMZ089-111530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT TUE MAR 11 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM SE LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO WILL QUICKLY MOVE EWD AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO BAY OF CAMPECHE BY THIS EVENING AND WEAKEN. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AND EXTEND FROM S FLORIDA TO 23N97W BY LATE WED AND REMAIN AS A WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH FROM S FLORIDA TO 27N97W THU. SLY RETURN FLOW INCREASES FRI AND SAT AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT SLATED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY SAT. FRONT EXTENDS FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 23N97W BY LATE SAT WITH INCREASING NLY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ GMZ080-111530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT TUE MAR 11 2008 .TODAY...W OF FRONT NLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT THIS AFTERNOON. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...W OF 94W NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR SE PORTION. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT TO 6 FT W OF 94W. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N 20 KT NW OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. $$ GMZ082-111530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT TUE MAR 11 2008 .TODAY...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT AND WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. $$ GMZ084-111530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT TUE MAR 11 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING 1 TO 2 FT WED NIGHT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE. .FRI AND SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT SAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. $$ GMZ086-111530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT TUE MAR 11 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING N 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS SRN WATERS. .FRI AND SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO OCCASIONALLY 20 KT KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N PORTION. $$ FORECASTER COBB