000 FZNT24 KNHC 232035 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. GMZ089-240330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT SUN MAR 23 2008 .SYNOPSIS...SFC TROUGH FROM FLORIDA KEYS TO 23N90W MOVES SLOWLY SE TONIGHT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT PUSHING THROUGH THE CENTRAL GULF WILL CATCH UP WITH THE TROUGH...AND PUSH SE OF THE AREA MON. STRONG HIGH PRES IN WAKE OF FRONT WILL CAUSE A BRISK N TO NE FLOW TO DEVELOP OVER NRN WATERS BY TONIGHT AND SPREAD SE. WINDS DIMINISH OVER THE FAR SE BY TUE MORNING AS THE GRADIENT WEAKENS. E TO SE RETURN FLOW DEVELOPS WED THROUGH FRI. $$ GMZ080-240330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT SUN MAR 23 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 29N. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT TUE EVENING THEN E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT W OF 94W WED EVENING AND THU MORNING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL W OF 94W. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ082-240330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT SUN MAR 23 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 23N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. S OF 23N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. .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 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE AND WED...N OF 23N W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 22N W OF 95W. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT FRI. $$ GMZ084-240330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT SUN MAR 23 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 6 TO 10 FT. S OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 28N LATE. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE AFTERNOON THEN 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE IN NE SWELL LATE. .WED AND THU...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT EARLY THU. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N OF 28N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 28N BECOMING 4 TO 6 FT AREA WIDE LATE THU. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT EARLY THU. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 1O TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-240330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT SUN MAR 23 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 26N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 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 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE MON. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N NE 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 AND THU...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN