000 FZNT24 KNHC 280259 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT THU MAR 27 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. GMZ089-280930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT THU MAR 27 2008 .SYNOPSIS...LOW-LEVEL RIDGING ACROSS THE GULF SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND THEN STRENGTHEN LATE SUN INTO MON. THIS PATTERN SHOULD FAVOR A MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY FRESH E TO SE WIND FLOW ACROSS THE REGION INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. HIGH PRES SHOULD THEN WEAKEN LATE MON AND TUE...AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE NW GULF. $$ GMZ080-280930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT THU MAR 27 2008 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-280930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT THU MAR 27 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 21N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING TO E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT EARLY SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-280930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT THU MAR 27 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE MON AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT MON. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT THEN BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-280930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT THU MAR 27 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE N OF 28N BECOMING NE TO E LATE SAT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT SUN EVENING EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N E WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE TUE. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT THEN DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE TUE. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN