000 FZNT24 KNHC 222030 CCA OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT SAT MAR 22 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. GMZ089-230330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT SAT MAR 22 2008 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK LOW PRES W OF CENTRAL FL MOVES E OF AREA TONIGHT... DRAGGING A WEAK COLD FRONT THROUGH THE SE GULF AND S FLORIDA BY SUN MORNING. A STRONGER FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE GULF SUN. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING IN BEHIND FRONT WILL MAINTAIN BRISK NE FLOW MON WITH WINDS DIMINISHING FROM NW TO SE TUE AS HIGH PRES MOVES E OF AREA. E TO SE FLOW DEVELOPS WED AND THU...EXCEPT FOR A STRONGER RETURN FLOW OFF THE TX COAST/NE MEXICAN COASTS. $$ GMZ080-230330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT SAT MAR 22 2008 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE SUN THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT MON. .TUE AND WED...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT TUE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE WED. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF 94W AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF 94W. $$ GMZ082-230330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT SAT MAR 22 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 23N LATE. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE MON. .TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE WED. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE WED. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-230330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT SAT MAR 22 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE N OF 27N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 27N E OF 87W EARLY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 28N LATE. .TUE...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT N OF 29N DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AREA WIDE. S OF 28N SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE AND 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 28N. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .WED...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT S OF 26N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N. $$ GMZ086-230330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT SAT MAR 22 2008 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 150NM OF LOW INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 29N LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR AND E OF LOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 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 THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. .TUE...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT TUE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .THU...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN