000 FZNT24 KNHC 140319 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. GMZ089-140930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT THU MAR 13 2008 .SYNOPSIS...SLY RETURN FLOW INCREASES BEHIND A DEVELOPING WARM FRONT AS IT LIFTS INTO THE NE GULF COAST THROUGH FRI. EXPECT STRONG SWLY WINDS OVER THE NRN GULF SAT AHEAD OF LOW PRES MOVING FROM TEXAS TO THE CAROLINAS. AN ASSOCIATED WEAK FRONT MOVES INTO NRN GULF WATERS AND STALLS AROUND 25N BY LATE SAT. STRONG SLY RETURN FLOW INCREASES IN THE WRN GULF MON AND TUE AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO EMERGE OFF THE TEXAS COAST BY LATE TUE. $$ GMZ080-140930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT THU MAR 13 2008 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 94W AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF 94W. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT THEN SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT LATE. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT. .SUN...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL LATE. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF FRONT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT IN SE SWELL LATE. .TUE...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 IN S SWELL. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. $$ GMZ082-140930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT THU MAR 13 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT....SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 22N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 22N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING AND SHIFTING TO E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL N OF 22N AND N OF 20N W OF 95W. ELSEWHERE SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SE TO S SWELL LATE EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT S OF 21N. N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ084-140930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT THU MAR 13 2008 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 28N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND THE FRONT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT LATE. .SUN...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E SUN AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR AND N OF FRONT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL LATE. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. N OF 24N SEAS 6 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT IN SE TO S SWELL. S OF 24N 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. $$ GMZ086-140930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT THU MAR 13 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 1 TO 3 FT. 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...N OF WARM FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF WARM FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT THEN SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF WARM FRONT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... INCREASING TO 20 KT SAT N OF 27N THEN SHIFTING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN S TO SW SWELL AND 5 TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL W OF FRONT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT IN FL STRAITS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT SUN AFTERNOON THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. S OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF 28N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT MON AFTERNOON THEN SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N E WINDS 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E 20 TO 25 KT IN STRAITS OF FL. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL LATE. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT IN STRAITS OF FL. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL IN STRAITS OF FL. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN/CHRISTENSEN