000 FZNT24 KNHC 231407 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT SUN MAR 23 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. GMZ089-232130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT SUN MAR 23 2008 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK LOW PRES N OF THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS WILL CONTINUE E DRAGGING A WEAK COLD FRONT THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND EXTREME SE GULF TODAY. A STRONGER COLD FRONT NOW PUSHING THROUGH THE CENTRAL GULF WILL RACE SE OF THE AREA TONIGHT. HIGH PRES IN WAKE OF FRONT WILL MAINTAIN BRISK NE FLOW THROUGH MON NIGHT WITH WINDS DIMINISHING FROM NW TO SE TUE AS HIGH PRES MOVES E OF AREA. E TO SE RETURN FLOW DEVELOPS WED AND THU. $$ GMZ080-232130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT SUN MAR 23 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 28N NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 28N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT TUE EVENING THEN E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE AND WED...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE WED. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-232130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT SUN MAR 23 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL LATE EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THEN BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT N OF 22N LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE WED. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED NIGHT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-232130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT SUN MAR 23 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT MON AFTERNOON THEN SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 28N LATE. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL THEN SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE. .TUE...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .WED...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-232130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT SUN MAR 23 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N EARLY. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 26N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT MON EVENING. S OF 26N N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT EARLY MON MORNING THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT MON AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE MON. .TUE...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT TUE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .WED...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN