000 FZNT24 KNHC 130902 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT THU MAR 13 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. GMZ089-131530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT THU MAR 13 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESS 1019 MB OVER E-CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA TONIGHT WITH SLY RETURN FLOW SPREADING ACROSS THE GULF. WINDS INCREASE FRI AND SAT AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE SAT. FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM TAMPA BAY FL TO 26N97W BY EARLY SUN AND STALL DURING THE DAY BEFORE MOVING N AS A WARM FRONT W OF 90W LATE SUN. WARM FRONT MOVES N OF AREA MON. STRONG CANADIAN HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT WITH INCREASING NE TO E WINDS VEERING TO E TO SE LATE SUN AND MON. $$ GMZ080-131530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT THU MAR 13 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W THIS AFTERNOON AND ALL AREAS TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF 94W. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 28N TONIGHT. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT... EXCEPT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT NW OF FRONT LATE SAT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .SUN...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ082-131530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT THU MAR 13 2008 .TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS TONIGHT NW PORTION. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT N OF 22N...AND TO 4 TO 7 FT S OF 22N. $$ GMZ084-131530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT THU MAR 13 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW LATE FRI AND FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 25N. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 26N. .SUN...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...OCCASIONALLY 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG THE FRONT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ086-131530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT THU MAR 13 2008 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE N OF 25N AND N TO NE 10 KT S OF 25N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 28N. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 28N FRI NIGHT. .SUN...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT S OF 25N LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT S OF 25N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N. WINDS AND SEAS LOCALLY HIGHER STRAITS OF FLORIDA. $$ FORECASTER COBB