000 FZNT24 KNHC 251455 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST SAT FEB 25 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-252130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST SAT FEB 25 2006 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP OVER S LOUISIANA THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVE QUICKLY ENE ACROSS THE SE U.S.. TRAILING COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF THIS EVENING AND EXTEND FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY TO 20N97W EARLY SUN THEN MOVE SE OF THE GULF SUN EVENING. HIGH PRES WILL SETTLE OVER THE NE GULF AND N FLORIDA MON WITH RIDGE BUILDING E TO W OVER THE N GULF TUE AND WED. $$ GMZ080-252130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST SAT FEB 25 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 94W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...WINDS BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT NW PART LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. .TONIGHT...N OF THE FRONT N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. S OF THE FRONT EARLY S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S OF 28N E OF 95W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT NW PART AND 5 TO 7 FT SE PART DIMINISHING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-252130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST SAT FEB 25 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF THE FRONT N TO NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 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 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF FRONT EARLY NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...E OF 94W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING LATE. W OF 94W WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-252130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST SAT FEB 25 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF THE FRONT N WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 26N SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N SE OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DECREASING TO 15 KT N OF 26N LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT N OF 26N LATE. .MON...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-252130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST SAT FEB 25 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ENTIRE AREA. .TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 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. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 26N. .SUN...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DECREASING TO 15 KT N OF 27N LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 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 SE TO S 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