000 FZNT24 KNHC 240250 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. GMZ089-240930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT SUN MAR 23 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDS ACROSS GULF FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO TO TX/MEX BORDER. REINFORCING COLD AIR PUSHES FRONT SE OF THE AREA MON AFTERNOON. MODERATE TO STRONG N TO NE WINDS THROUGH TUE BEHIND FRONT. WINDS DIMINISH WED. E TO SE RETURN FLOW DEVELOPS THU AND FRI. $$ GMZ080-240930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT SUN MAR 23 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 29N. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT TUE EVENING THEN E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT W OF 94W WED EVENING AND THU MORNING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL W OF 94W. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ082-240930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT SUN MAR 23 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 23N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S OF 23N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT 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. $$ GMZ084-240930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT SUN MAR 23 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. S OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 28N LATE. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE AFTERNOON THEN 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE IN NE SWELL LATE. .WED AND THU...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT EARLY THU. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N OF 28N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 28N BECOMING 4 TO 6 FT AREA WIDE LATE THU. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT EARLY THU. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 1O TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-240930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT SUN MAR 23 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 26N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT MON EVENING. S OF 26N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. .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/MUNDELL