000 FZNT24 KNHC 252125 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST SAT FEB 25 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-260330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST SAT FEB 25 2006 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES WILL MOVE QUICKLY ENE ACROSS THE SE UNITED STATES EARLY TONIGHT. TRAILING COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF LATE THIS AFTERNOON THEN 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 EAST TO WEST ACROSS THE N GULF TUE THROUGH THU. $$ GMZ080-260330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST SAT FEB 25 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF THE FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. S OF THE FRONT EARLY S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT MAINLY N PART. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DECREASING NW PART LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S OF 28N E OF 95W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT NW PART AND 5 TO 7 FT SE PART DIMINISHING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT... OCCASIONALLY 15 TO 20 KT ALONG TEXAS COAST. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-260330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST SAT FEB 25 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT NW PART BEHIND FRONT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF FRONT EARLY VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT NW PART. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...E OF 95W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING LATE. W OF 95W WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-260330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST SAT FEB 25 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS DEVELOPING N OF 25N. SUN...N OF THE FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DECREASING TO 15 KT N OF 27N LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. .MON...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT TUE THEN 2 TO 4 FT WED AND THU. $$ GMZ086-260330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST SAT FEB 25 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 25 KT N OF FRONT LATE. 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 WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 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 DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .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. .THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER BROWN