000 FZNT24 KNHC 221518 CCA OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...CORRECTION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT SAT MAR 22 2008 ...CORRECTION FOR EXTRA HEADER... 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. GMZ089-222130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT SAT MAR 22 2008 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK LOW PRES OVER THE E CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE E OF AREA TONIGHT...DRAGGING A WEAK COLD FRONT THROUGH THE SE GULF AND S FLORIDA BY SUN MORNING. A SECOND...STRONGER FRONT SHOULD FOLLOW ON ITS HEELS AND PUSH THROUGH THE GULF SUN. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING IN BEHIND THE FRONT SHOULD SHOULD HELP MAINTAIN A BRISK NE FLOW MON...WITH WINDS DIMINISHING ON TUE AS HIGH PRES MOVES E OF AREA. A LIGHT WIND REGIME SHOULD CONTINUE INTO WED EXCEPT FOR A SOMETIMES BRISK RETURN FLOW OFF THE TX COAST/NE MEXICAN COAST. $$ GMZ080-222130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT SAT MAR 22 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT THIS EVENING THEN 15 TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE SUN THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT MON. .TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT W OF 95W. S OF 28N SEAS 5 TO 8 FT AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AREA WIDE WED. $$ GMZ082-222130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT SAT MAR 22 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 95W N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 23N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 23N SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL LATE MON AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 23N. .TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE WED. $$ GMZ084-222130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT SAT MAR 22 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 86W EARLY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N O 28N LATE. .TUE...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 28N SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE AND 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 28N. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .WED...N OF 27N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ GMZ086-222130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT SAT MAR 22 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR SURFACE LOW. BECOMING NW TO N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR SURFACE LOW BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS MOSTLY S OF 28N. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT MON. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .TUE...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE AFTERNOON THEN 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .WED...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN