000 FZNT24 KNHC 300221 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT SAT MAR 29 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. GMZ089-300930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT SAT MAR 29 2008 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGING OVER THE NE WATERS TONIGHT SHOULD STRENGTHEN SUN INTO MON AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT OVER THE SW ATLC. STRONGER BUT MODEST ELY FLOW INTO THE GULF EARLY THIS WEEK SHOULD WEAKEN BY WED AS THE E COAST HIGH RETREATS INTO THE ATLC. $$ GMZ080-300930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT SAT MAR 29 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE EARLY SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N PART EARLY TONIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR CENTRAL AND UPPER TX COAST. .WED...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-300930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT SAT MAR 29 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON MORNING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST E. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-300930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT SAT MAR 29 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N W OF 87W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT....HIGHEST SW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N OF 27N SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST N. .WED...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-300930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT SAT MAR 29 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 1 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...HIGHEST S. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT THEN E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT TO 9 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATE. .TUE...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO KT EXCEPT VARIABLE N OF 29N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N THU. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN