000 FZNT24 KNHC 262126 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST SUN FEB 26 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-270330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST SUN FEB 26 2006 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT THROUGH THE SW FLORIDA COAST TO 23N88W TO THE MEXICAN COAST NEAR 18.5N95.5W TONIGHT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATER TONIGHT AND THEN EXIT THE AREA. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD OVER THE ENTIRE AREA WITH AN E TO W RIDGE ACROSS THE N GULF MON THROUGH FRI. $$ GMZ080-270330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST SUN FEB 26 2006 .TONIGHT...S OF 28N E OF 95W NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-270330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST SUN FEB 26 2006 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN LINGERING NE SWELL. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT DECREASING TO 3 TO 5 FT ON THU. $$ GMZ084-270330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST SUN FEB 26 2006 .TONIGHT...NE TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST S OF 28N. .MON...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN LINGERING E SWELL. .MON NIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT DECREASING TO 3 TO 5 FT ON THU. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-270330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST SUN FEB 26 2006 .TONIGHT...NE TO N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 19 FT. .MON...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST W PART. .MON NIGHT...N OF 28N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N SE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER CAB