000 FZNT24 KNHC 191526 OFFNT4 FZNT24 KNHC 180231 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT WED MAR 19 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. GMZ089-192130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT WED MAR 19 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE MOVES INTO THE SE GULF BY THU AND STALLS FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO NE YUCATAN BY LATE THU. GALE FORCE WINDS OVER THE S CENTRAL GULF DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON. GALES BEHIND THE FRONT PERSIST OVER THE SW GULF PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE THU THROUGH FRI AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF THE AREA. A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NRN GULF WATERS SUN. $$ GMZ080-192130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT WED MAR 19 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT W OF 93W AND 6 TO 9 FT E OF 93W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N AND 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL S OF 27N. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-192130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT WED MAR 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING S OF 24N... .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 24N NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. N OF 24N NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...S OF 22N NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. N OF 22N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT W OF 96W AND 8 TO 10 FT E OF 96W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT FRI. $$ GMZ084-192130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT WED MAR 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING S OF 24N... .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 24N S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOMING NW 2O TO 25 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 24N S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU...NE WINDS DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N OF 28N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-192130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT WED MAR 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING S OF 24N... .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. .TONIGHT...N OF 24N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 24N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 25N EARLY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N OF 28N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN