000 FZNT24 KNHC 120914 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT WED MAR 12 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. GMZ089-121530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT WED MAR 12 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 27N82W SW TO N YUCATAN PENINSULA NEAR 21N89W WILL WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM S FLORIDA TO 21N95W BY LATE WED 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 28N97W BY LATE SAT WITH INCREASING NLY WINDS BEHIND IT. THE FRONT BECOMES STATIONARY FROM THE W-CENTRAL FLORIDA TO 27N97W BY LATE SUN. $$ GMZ080-121530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT WED MAR 12 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF 94W. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR THE COAST. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT NW OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .SUN...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ082-121530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT WED MAR 12 2008 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS THU AND THU NIGHT N PORTION. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT. .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. $$ GMZ084-121530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT WED MAR 12 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 24N NLY WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT TONIGHT. S OF 24N N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING NE. SEAS 2 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT N OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N. .SUN...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-121530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT WED MAR 12 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE W TO NW WINDS BECOMING N 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S PORTION. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N LATE. 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 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER COBB