000 FZNT24 KNHC 112102 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST SAT FEB 11 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-120330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST SAT FEB 11 2006 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT OVER THE SE WATERS WILL CONTINUE SE OF THE GULF EARLY. GALE CONDITIONS W OF THE FRONT WILL END BY SUNRISE SUN. A REINFORCING DRY FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST SUN NIGHT AND RACES E OF THE AREA BY SUNSET MON. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER TEXAS MON NIGHT AND SHIFT E ACROSS THE NORTHERN COASTAL PLAINS THROUGH WITH E TO SE WINDS ACROSS ENTIRE GULF WED INTO THU AS NEXT FRONT APPROACHES NW WATERS LATE NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-120330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT BY SUNRISE SUN AND W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT MON THEN BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON NIGHT. A FEW SHOWERS N PART MON NIGHT. .TUE AND WED...E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. COASTAL SHOWERS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-120330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DECREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT BY SUNRISE. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING 8 TO 13 FT LATE. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON AND VARIABLE 10 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE MON AND 3 TO 5 FT MON NIGHT. A FEW SHOWERS NE PART MON. .TUE AND WED...N OF 22N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT TUE AND 5 TO 8 FT WED. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. COASTAL SHOWERS NW PART. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ084-120330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT BY SUNRISE SUN. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT EARLY SUN BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE MON AND VARIABLE 10 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT MON AND 4 TO 6 FT MON NIGHT. A FEW SHOWER N PART. .TUE...WINDS E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NW PART. .WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. $$ GMZ086-120330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST SAT FEB 11 2006 .TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT BY SUNRISE. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. S OF 27N SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 27N SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT BY SUNRISE MON. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS INCREASING BRIEFLY TO 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT MON SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT MON NIGHT. A FEW SHOWERS. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .WED...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. $$ FORECASTER NELSON