000 FZNT24 KNHC 190909 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST SUN FEB 19 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-191530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST SUN FEB 19 2006 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 27N94W TO 21N97W. THE FRONT WILL MOVE BECOME STATIONARY THIS AFTERNOON FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO NEAR 26N96W TO 21N98W. WEAK 1018 MB LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT TONIGHT NEAR 25N96W THEN MOVE N. THE FRONT WILL MOVE N AS A WARM FRONT TONIGHT EXTENDING ALONG THE N GULF COAST MON AND BE N OF AREA MON NIGHT. RIDGE WILL BUILD W ACROSS FLORIDA INTO THE GULF TUE AND WED. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE NW GULF COAST LATE WED AND EXTEND FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO CENTRAL MEXICO NEAR TAMPICO THU AFTERNOON. $$ GMZ080-191530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST SUN FEB 19 2006 .TODAY...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND NW OF FRONT. .TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND N OF FRONT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 93W LATE TUE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT W OF 93W LATE TUE. .WED...SLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ082-191530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST SUN FEB 19 2006 .TODAY...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 95W NLY WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG AND N OF FRONT. .TONIGHT...W OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT ENTIRE AREA. .TUE...N OF 23N E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-191530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST SUN FEB 19 2006 .TODAY...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF FRONT. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ086-191530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST SUN FEB 19 2006 .TODAY...N OF FRONT NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT TO 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF FRONT. .TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT N OF 25N AND 3 TO 4 FT S OF 25N. .WED...SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS