000 FZNT24 KNHC 170253 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST THU FEB 16 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-170930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST THU FEB 16 2006 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM N FLORIDA TO TAMPICO MEXICO WILL WEAKEN SLOWLY THROUGH FRI THEN MOVE E OF AREA IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST FRI AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL DRIFT SE FRI NIGHT AND SAT THEN BECOME STATIONARY SAT NIGHT FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO S TEXAS. LOW PRES WILL FORM OVER N FLORIDA LATE SUN AND MOVE OFF TO THE NE...PUSHING THE PORTION OF FRONT E OF 90W SOUTHWARD FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO 27N90W BY SUN EVENING...THEN DISSIPATING SUN NIGHT OVER S FLORIDA. PORTION OF FRONT W OF 90W WILL DRIFT N AS A WARM FRONT LATE SUN AND EXTEND ALONG THE N GULF COAST SUN NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE MON. SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST MON NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND THROUGH 26N90W TO 25N97W TUE AFTERNOON. $$ GMZ080-170930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST THU FEB 16 2006 .TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT BY DAYBREAK. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BY DAYBREAK. E OF 93W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING NE TO E BEHIND FRONT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT ENTIRE AREA. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...SLY WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT W OF SECOND FRONT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT W OF SECOND FRONT MON NIGHT. . .TUE...N OF SECOND FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF SECOND FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-170930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST THU FEB 16 2006 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 21N. ISOLATED SHOWERS SE PART. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...S OF 23N E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 95W ELY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-170930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST THU FEB 16 2006 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N ELY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT TO 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT E OF 88W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT E OF 88W. .MON...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N OF SECOND FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT...SLY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-170930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST THU FEB 16 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 11 FT S OF 24N. .FRI...N OF 26N ELY 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT S OF 24N. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT S OF 24N. .MON...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT SLY WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER RHOME