000 FZNT24 KNHC 230209 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST WED FEB 22 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-230930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST WED FEB 22 2006 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE OVER THE GULF TONIGHT WITH MODERATE RETURN FLOW. WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST EARLY THU AND BECOME STATIONARY FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO S TEXAS THU NIGHT THEN MOVE TO NORTH GULF AS WARM FRONT FRI. COLD FRONT WILL RENTER THE GULF LATE SAT AS LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF. COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO EXTREME SE TEXAS LATE SAT/EARLY SUN AND MOVE TO YUCATAN CHANNEL TO CENTRAL MEXICAN COAST LATE SUN THEN SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRES OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF MONDAY. $$ GMZ080-230930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST WED FEB 22 2006 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF THE FRONT E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITH E SWELL. $$ GMZ082-230930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST WED FEB 22 2006 .TONIGHT AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ084-230930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST WED FEB 22 2006 .TONIGHT...SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT SE WINDS 15 KT AND SEAS 5 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL .THU...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT. .SUN...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...WINDS BECOMING E 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ086-230930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST WED FEB 22 2006 .TONIGHT AND THU...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE NLY WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO S TO SW 20 KT N OF 27N SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT DECREASING TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER LL/COBB