000 FZNT24 KNHC 242059 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST FRI FEB 24 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-250330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST FRI FEB 24 2006 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM SOUTH FLORIDA ALONG 27N92W TO S TEXAS WILL MOVE NORTH AS A WARM FRONT TONIGHT. FRONT WILL MOVE N OF THE AREA BY EARLY SAT AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS OVER LOUISIANA. LOW WILL MOVE ENE ACROSS SE U.S. WITH NEW COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW GULF LATE SAT. COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM TAMPA BAY TO 21N97W EARLY SUN THEN MOVE SE OF THE GULF SUN EVENING. HIGH PRES MOVES OVER N FLORIDA LATE MON WITH RIDGE BUILDING E TO W OVER THE N GULF TUE AND WED. $$ GMZ080-250330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST FRI FEB 24 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SLY LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. .SAT NIGHT...N OF THE FRONT N TO NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. S OF THE FRONT EARLY S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S OF 28N E OF 95W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING 3 TO 4 FT NW PART. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT DIMINISHING TO 3 TO 6 FT WITH E SWELL. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-250330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST FRI FEB 24 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE SAT AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N OF THE FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. S OF THE FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .MON...E OF 94W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 94W WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-250330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST FRI FEB 24 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS N PART. .SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF THE FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. S OF THE FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DECREASING TO 15 KT N OF 26N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT N OF 26N LATE. .MON...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-250330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST FRI FEB 24 2006 .TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF 27N E WINDS 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N PART. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 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 9 FT. S OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DECREASING TO 15 KT N OF 27N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING 4 TO 5 FT N OF 27N LATE. .MON...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT N PART. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT DECREASING TO 2 FT N PART. S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER BROWN