000 FZNT24 KNHC 150312 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT FRI MAR 14 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. GMZ089-150930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT FRI MAR 14 2008 .SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND SAT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST SAT AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO S TEXAS SAT NIGHT THEN BEGIN TO STALL FROM S FLORIDA TO TEXAS SUN. STRONG TO NEAR GALE RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP ON MON AND TUE AHEAD OF A SECOND FRONT WHICH MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST TUE. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WED WITH WEAK HIGH PRES BUILDING OVER THE WRN GULF. $$ GMZ080-150930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT FRI MAR 14 2008 .TONIGHT...S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. WINDS BECOME N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT NEAR TEXAS COAST LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT LATE IN SE SWELL. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THEN BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. $$ GMZ082-150930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT FRI MAR 14 2008 .TONIGHT AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT INCREASING TO 20 KT N OF 23N E OF 94W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 22N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 22N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THEN BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...W OF 94W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 94W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-150930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT FRI MAR 14 2008 .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN SE SWELL. .WED...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ086-150930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT FRI MAR 14 2008 .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 25N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT S OF 25N AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 25N. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THEN BECOMING N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER BERG/CHRISTENSEN