000 FZNT24 KNHC 212110 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST TUE MAR 21 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-220330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST TUE MAR 21 2006 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM N FLORIDA NEAR 29N83W TO 24N90W TO 18N95W TONIGHT WILL BECOME STATIONARY WED AFTERNOON FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO 24N90W TO THE E BAY OF CAMPECHE. FRONT WILL THEN LIFT N WED NIGHT AND THU EXTENDING FROM TAMPA BAY THROUGH 25N90W TO 18N94W BY THU AFTERNOON. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP ALONG FRONT NEAR 25N90W THU THEN MOVE QUICKLY ENE ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA LATE THU. LOW PRES ALONG WITH STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING SWD FROM THE CENTRAL U.S. WILL PUSH FRONT S FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA THU NIGHT THEN E OF AREA BY FRI AFTERNOON. STRONG NLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE GULF THU AND FRI THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE SAT AND SUN. $$ GMZ080-220330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST TUE MAR 21 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF RAIN AND ISOLATED TSTMS DEVELOPING WED AND WED NIGHT BECOMING NUMEROUS BY DAYBREAK THU. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS SHIFTING SE OF AREA THU EVENING. .FRI...E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING 6 TO 9 FT LATE. W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SUBSIDING NLY SWELL. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF 95W AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 95W. $$ GMZ082-220330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST TUE MAR 21 2006 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 23N W OF 92W THU AND THU NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SE OF FRONT NLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT BECOMING NUMEROUS NW PART BY SUNRISE THU. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT NLY WINDS INCREASING 25 TO 35 KT...HIGHEST S OF 23N. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT. SE OF FRONT E TO SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING WLY THU AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...S OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT FRI NIGHT. N OF 22N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT DECREASING 6 TO 9 FT FRI NIGHT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NLY SWELL. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF 95W AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 95W. $$ GMZ084-220330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST TUE MAR 21 2006 .TONIGHT AND WED...SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT TONIGHT AND 3 TO 5 FT WED. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED NIGHT...SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF RAIN N OF FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT THU AND 7 TO 11 FT THU NIGHT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT WITH NLY SWELL. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SUBSIDING NLY SWELL S OF 25N AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 25N. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N. $$ GMZ086-220330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST TUE MAR 21 2006 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE THU. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT THU NIGHT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ALONG FRONT BECOMING SCATTERED LATE THU AND THU NIGHT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SUBSIDING N SWELL. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT FLORIDA STRAITS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. $$ FORECASTER RHOME