000 FZNT24 KNHC 131453 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST MON MAR 13 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-132130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST MON MAR 13 2006 .SYNOPSIS...BRISK SLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY THEN WEAKEN AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON. FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 30N90W TO 23N97W TONIGHT AND FROM TAMPA BAY-25N90W TO 23N97W BY TUE EVENING. FRONT WILL BECOME STATIONARY EAST TO WEST ALONG 24N TUE NIGHT THEN EXTEND FROM S FLORIDA TO 28N96W BY LATE WED AND MOVES N OF AREA AS A WARM FRONT THU. SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE GULF COAST FRI AND EXTEND FROM S FLORIDA TO 26N97W BY FRI EVENING. $$ GMZ080-132130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST MON MAR 13 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED...N OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS N OF FRONT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE AND INCREASING 20 KT N OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-132130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST MON MAR 13 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON...E OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS TUE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...ELY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED. .THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI. $$ GMZ084-132130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST MON MAR 13 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 87W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS TUE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE AND BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 15 KT N OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-132130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST MON MAR 13 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 25N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS MAINLY S OF 27N. .FRI...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER COBB/DGS