000 FZNT24 KNHC 131503 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. GMZ089-132130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT THU MAR 13 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE ERN GULF WILL SHIFT E TONIGHT... AS THE REMAINS OF A FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF RETURN TO THE NE GULF AS A WARM FRONT FRI MORNING. AN INCREASING RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE WRN HALF OF THE GULF TODAY SHOULD SPREAD OVER ALL THE GULF FRI AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT...EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TX/LA COASTS BY MIDDAY SAT. THE FRONT SHOULD DIP AS FAR SOUTH AS 25N AND STALL SUN MORNING...WITH A BRISK NE TO E WIND N OF THE FRONT THROUGH SUN. NEXT SYSTEM ORGANIZES OVER THE SRN PLAINS SUN...WITH A STRONG RETURN FLOW AGAIN INCREASING OVER THE WRN GULF MON INTO TUE. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT REACHES THE GULF TUE AFTERNOON. $$ GMZ080-132130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT THU MAR 13 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT... EXCEPT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT NW OF FRONT LATE SAT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .SUN...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ082-132130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT THU MAR 13 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT S OF 22 E OF 94W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT....S OF 22N E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT THEN S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .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. $$ GMZ084-132130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT THU MAR 13 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N. .TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THEN BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 25N. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 26N. .SUN...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...OCCASIONALLY 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG THE FRONT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ086-132130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT THU MAR 13 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 1 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE THEN SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 KT SAT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN S TO SW SWELL N OF 27N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N. ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 28N LATE SAT. .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 KIMBERLAIN