000 FZNT24 KNHC 120308 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. GMZ089-120930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT TUE MAR 11 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 29N85W SW TO ERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM S FLORIDA TO 21N95W BY WED EVENING AND DISSIPATE JUST SE OF THE AREA 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 ALONG 27N ON SUN. $$ GMZ080-120930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT TUE MAR 11 2008 .TONIGHT...E OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 96W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF 94W. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR THE COAST. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N 20 KT NW OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .SUN...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ082-120930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 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. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 22N. .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. $$ GMZ084-120930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT TUE MAR 11 2008 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT WED NIGHT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 87W THU NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT THU NIGHT. .FRI AND SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 25N SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT SAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N. .SUN...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-120930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT TUE MAR 11 2008 .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT OVERNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT ENTIRE AREA. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S 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/AGUIRRE