000 FZNT24 KNHC 120932 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST SUN FEB 12 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-121530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST SUN FEB 12 2006 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO E BAY OF CAMPECHE MOVE SE OF AREA TONIGHT. GALE CONDITIONS W OF FRONT END LATE TONIGHT. REINFORCING DRY FRONT MOVES OFF TEXAS COAST TONIGHT AND RACES E OF AREA BY SUNSET MON. HIGH PRES BUILD OVER TEXAS MON NIGHT AND SHIFT E ACROSS NORTHERN COASTAL PLAINS THROUGH WED WITH SE WINDS ACROSS ENTIRE GULF WED INTO THU. $$ GMZ080-121530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST SUN FEB 12 2006 .TODAY...NW WINDS TO 30 KT AND GUSTY DECREASE TO 25 KT EARLY AND TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDE TO 6 FT LATE. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASE TO 10 KT LATE MON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT LATE MON NIGHT. A FEW SHOWERS N PART MON NIGHT. .MON NIGHT...WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-121530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST SUN FEB 12 2006 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASE TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDE TO 10 FT LATE. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASE TO 10 KT MON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDE TO 6 FT LATE MON. A FEW SHOWERS NE PART MON. .MON NIGHT...WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 22N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT TUE AND TO 8 FT WED. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-121530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST SUN FEB 12 2006 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS TO 30 KT AND GUSTY DECREASE TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WINDS 20 KT TONIGHT BECOME N 10 TO 15 KT LATE MON. SEAS 11 FT TONIGHT SUBSIDE TO 7 FT MON. A FEW SHOWER N PART. .MON NIGHT...E WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...WINDS E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-121530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST SUN FEB 12 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASE TO 15 KT TONIGHT. S OF 27N SEAS 11 FT. N OF 27N SEAS TO 9 FT SUBSIDE TO 6 FT LATE TONIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT BECOME N 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 8 FT MON SUBSIDE TO 5 FT MON NIGHT. A FEW SHOWERS. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .WED...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT EXCEPT 6 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES