000 FZNT24 KNHC 250923 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST SAT FEB 25 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-251530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST SAT FEB 25 2006 .SYNOPSIS...A WARM FRONT OVER N GULF WILL MOVE INLAND LATER THIS MORNING. COLD FRONT ENTERS THE NW GULF THIS EVENING 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. $$ GMZ080-251530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST SAT FEB 25 2006 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. .TONIGHT...N OF THE FRONT N TO NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT. S OF THE FRONT EARLY S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S OF 28N E OF 95W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT DIMINISHING TO 3 TO 6 FT WITH E SWELL. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-251530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST SAT FEB 25 2006 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF THE FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 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 7 TO 9 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 8 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. $$ GMZ084-251530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST SAT FEB 25 2006 .TODAY...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF THE FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT. S OF THE FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DECREASING TO 15 KT N OF 26N LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT N OF 26N LATE. .MON...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-251530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST SAT FEB 25 2006 .TODAY...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N N OF 27N. .TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS BUILDING 6 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 7 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 LATE. 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. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 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 DGS