000 FZNT24 KNHC 312055 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT MON MAR 31 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. GMZ089-010330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG THE N GULF OF MEXICO COAST WILL WEAKEN THROUGH WED THEN STRENGTHEN SLIGHTLY THU AND MOVE S TO THE CENTRAL GULF BY FRI. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE THE TEXAS COAST FRI...AND REACH FROM THE W FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE ERN BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT. $$ GMZ080-010330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2008 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...W OF FRONT NLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-010330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2008 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-010330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2008 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-010330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS