000 FZNT24 KNHC 191502 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST SUN MAR 19 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-192130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST SUN MAR 19 2006 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT ALONG THE COAST OF LOUISIANA WILL LIFT N 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 MEXICO TUE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOME STATIONARY FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS TO 23N90W TO 19N95W WED AND THU. $$ GMZ080-192130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST SUN MAR 19 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TONIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF FRONT S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT MON NIGHT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT...STRONGEST N OF 27N. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-192130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST SUN MAR 19 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF FRONT SLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT BY MON EVENING. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EARLY SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON NIGHT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT MON NIGHT. .TUE...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT TUE. .WED AND THU...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SLY THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND N OF FRONT. $$ GMZ084-192130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST SUN MAR 19 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT BY SUNSET. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BY SUNSET. .TONIGHT AND MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT MON. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 26N TUE NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT MAINLY N OF 27N. .WED AND THU...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND N OF FRONT. $$ GMZ086-192130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST SUN MAR 19 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TONIGHT. S OF 25N ELY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. 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 TUE MAINLY OVER FAR N WATERS. .WED AND THU...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT DECREASING TO 2 TO 4 FT THU. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND N OF FRONT. $$ FORECASTER RHOME