000 FZNT24 KNHC 122106 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST FRI MAR 12 2004 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-130330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST FRI MAR 12 2004 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG HIGH PRES AREA WILL MOVE E...N OF THE GULF STATES THROUGH SAT...AND INTO THE N ATLANTIC SUN. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE TEXAS COAST LATE SUN AND EXTEND FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE MON. THE FRONT WILL THEN BECOME DIFFUSE TUE AND SLIDE E OF THE AREA WED...AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE GULF FROM THE W. $$ GMZ080-130330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST FRI MAR 12 2004 .TONIGHT...WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... HIGHEST SE. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PORTION. .SUN...WIND SE TO S 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS N PORTION. .SUN NIGHT...WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-130330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST FRI MAR 12 2004 .TONIGHT...S OF 22N E OF 94W WIND E 15 TO 20 KT. ELSEWHERE WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT THROUGHOUT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...WIND E 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...WIND E 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-130330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST FRI MAR 12 2004 .TONIGHT...S OF 25N WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...WIND E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N WIND E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...WIND BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 25N WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. S OF 25N WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT THROUGHOUT. .WED...WIND E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-130330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST FRI MAR 12 2004 .TONIGHT...S OF 26N WIND E 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST SW. N OF 26N WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 25N WIND E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 25N SEAS 4 TO 6 FT AND N OF 25N SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 25N SEAS 4 TO 6 FT AND N OF 25N SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS...SHIFTING TO N TO NE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...S OF 26N WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER CLARK/MOLLEDA