000 FZNT24 KNHC 112113 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. GMZ089-120330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT TUE MAR 11 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM A WEAK LOW NEAR 29N88W 1017 MB SW TO 20N97W WILL MOVE E...AND EXTEND FROM N CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT. THE WEAK FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM S FLORIDA TO 21N95W BY LATE WED AND DISSIPATE ON THU. SLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY SAT. FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 23N97W BY LATE SAT WITH INCREASING NLY WINDS BEHIND IT. THE FRONT BECOMES STATIONARY FROM S FLORIDA TO NE MEXICO ON SUN. $$ GMZ080-120330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT TUE MAR 11 2008 .TONIGHT...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL ...SUBSIDING 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR SE PORTION EARLY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT W OF 96W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT TO 6 FT W OF 94W. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N 20 KT NW OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ082-120330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT TUE MAR 11 2008 .TONIGHT...W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE. E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 93W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 21N W OF 93W. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS THU AND THU NIGHT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .SUN...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 21N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 21N. $$ GMZ084-120330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT TUE MAR 11 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT WED NIGHT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 87W THU NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT THU NIGHT. .FRI AND SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 25N SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT SAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N. .SUN...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-120330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT TUE MAR 11 2008 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT SE TO S S OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT ENTIRE AREA. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 26N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING N 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS SRN WATERS. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 27N. .SUN...N OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER CANGIALOSI