000 FZNT24 KNHC 190845 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST SUN MAR 19 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-191530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST SUN MAR 19 2006 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM NEAR HOUSTON TEXAS TO 26N88W WILL LIFT N TODAY AND BE INLAND OVER THE SE U.S. TONIGHT. STRONG SLY FLOW S OF THE FRONT WILL EXPAND EWD ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF TODAY THROUGH MON AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST MON AFTERNOON. COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM NEW ORLEANS TO TAMPICO MON NIGHT...FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO VERACRUZ TUE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOME STATIONARY FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS TO 23N90W 19N95W WED AND THU. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE N GULF AND INCREASE THE GRADIENT IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WED AND THU. $$ GMZ080-191530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST SUN MAR 19 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF FRONT S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S PART. $$ GMZ082-191530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST SUN MAR 19 2006 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 22N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 22N. .TONIGHT...N OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E OF FRONT S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT BY EVENING. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 22N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 22N. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT TUE. .WED...N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 22N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF FRONT. .THU...N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 23N MAINLY NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF FRONT. $$ GMZ084-191530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST SUN MAR 19 2006 .TODAY...N OF STATIONARY FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S 20 TO 25 KT MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT MON. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT N OF 26N TUE NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS WITHIN 60 NM OF FRONT. .WED...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S AND CENTRAL PARTS. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS ENTIRE AREA. $$ GMZ086-191530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST SUN MAR 19 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT OVER THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA TONIGHT. .MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW BEHIND FRONT AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .WED...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S PART. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S PART. $$ FORECASTER BERG