000 FZNT24 KNHC 241514 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST FRI FEB 24 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-242130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST FRI FEB 24 2006 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM SOUTH FLORIDA TO N COAST OF MEXICO WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHERN GULF AS A WARM FRONT TONIGHT. COLD FRONT WILL RENTER THE GULF LATE SAT AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS OVER THE NE GULF. COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO EXTREME SE TEXAS LATE SAT/EARLY SUN AND MOVE SE OF THE GULF BY SUN EVENING. HIGH PRES OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF MON AND TUE. $$ GMZ080-242130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST FRI FEB 24 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF THE FRONT E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. .SAT NIGHT...N OF THE FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF THE FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT DIMINISHING TO 3 TO 6 FT WITH E SWELL. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-242130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST FRI FEB 24 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N OF THE FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF THE FRONT E TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-242130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST FRI FEB 24 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS DEVELOPING N PART. .SAT NIGHT...N OF THE FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF THE FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-242130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST FRI FEB 24 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO S 20 TO 25 KT N OF 26N SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS N PART. .SAT NIGHT...N OF THE FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF THE FRONT S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. .SUN...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OF TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .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 E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER OSZAJCA/BROWN