000 FZNT24 KNHC 250600 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST FRI FEB 24 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-250930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST FRI FEB 24 2006 .SYNOPSIS...A WARM FRONT FROM S FLORIDA TO S TEXAS WILL MOVE N. A COLD FRONT ENTERS THE NW GULF LATE SAT AND EXTENDS 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. $$ GMZ080-250930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST FRI FEB 24 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SLY LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. .SAT NIGHT...N OF THE FRONT N TO NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. S OF THE FRONT EARLY S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S OF 28N E OF 95W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING 3 TO 4 FT NW PART. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT DIMINISHING TO 3 TO 6 FT WITH E SWELL. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-250930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 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. $$ GMZ084-250930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST FRI FEB 24 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS N PART. .SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF THE FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. S OF THE FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DECREASING TO 15 KT N OF 26N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT N OF 26N LATE. .MON...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-250930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 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 DB/FETS