000 FZNT24 KNHC 010833 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST WED MAR 01 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-011530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST WED MAR 01 2006 .SYNOPSIS...REMNANT FRONTAL TROUGH ALONG 29N86W 26N89W 21N88W EARLY TODAY WILL DRIFT NW AND EXTEND ALONG 28N89W 25N90W 21N89W BY TONIGHT THEN BECOME DIFFUSE ALONG 90W THU. ELSEWHERE HIGH PRES WILL PREVAIL OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS THROUGH THU THEN WEAKEN THU NIGHT AND FRI AS A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY ENTERS THE NORTHERN GULF FRI MORNING. FRONT WILL BECOME DIFFUSE FRI AFTERNOON FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO 25N90W. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SOUTHWARD OVER THE GULF FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN. $$ GMZ080-011530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST WED MAR 01 2006 .TODAY THROUGH THU...E OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING ELY 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-011530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST WED MAR 01 2006 .TODAY THROUGH THU...N OF 22N E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 22N E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-011530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST WED MAR 01 2006 .TODAY...S OF 27N E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY ALONG AND E OF TROUGH. .TONIGHT...E OF TROUGH SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF TROUGH VARIABLE ELY WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS MAINLY S OF 28N. .FRI...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS MAINLY E PART. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-011530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST WED MAR 01 2006 .TODAY...N OF 27N SLY WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO SW 10 KT OR LESS LATE THU. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING 2 TO 4 FT THU. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN....NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER RHOME