000 FZNT24 KNHC 152102 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT SAT MAR 15 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. GMZ089-160330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT SAT MAR 15 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO SE TEXAS THIS EVENING WILL MOVE TO ALONG 26N SUN THEN WEAKEN AND MOVE EAST OF THE AREA SUN NIGHT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW DEVELOPS MON AND TUE AHEAD OF SECOND FRONT WHICH MOVES OFF TEXAS COAST TUE. SECOND FRONT EXTENDS FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO YUCATAN PENINSULA WED WITH WEAK HIGH PRES BUILDING OVER WRN GULF. COLD FRONT MOVES SE OF THE AREA THU WITH HIGH PRES NORTH OF THE AREA THROUGH THU. $$ GMZ080-160330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT SAT MAR 15 2008 .TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .SUN...N OF FRONT E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE..SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILD TO 13 FT MON NIGHT AND 15 FT TUE. WINDS SHIFT TO WEST 20 TO 25 KT TUE W OF FRONT. .WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASE TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS DECREASE TO 10 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-160330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT SAT MAR 15 2008 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILD TO 6 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT W OF FRONT LATE TUE. SEAS 6 TO 12 FT BUILD TO 8 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST SEAS NORTH PART. .WED...E OF FRONT S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. WINDS BECOME N 20 TO 25 KT ENTIRE AREA LATE WED. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT W OF 93W. SEAS DECREASING TO 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ084-160330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT SAT MAR 15 2008 .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT EXCEPT SHIFTING TO N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE WINDS INCREASE TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT BUILD TO 8 TO 14 FT. .WED...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR THE FRONT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO NE 15 KT N OF 26N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ086-160330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT SAT MAR 15 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO W 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT SHIFT TO NE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO E 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT S OF 25N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...N OF 25N S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N W OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER LL