000 FZNT24 KNHC 070314 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST MON MAR 06 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-070930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST MON MAR 06 2006 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE NW GULF WILL WEAKEN TONIGHT. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE QUICKLY SOUTH THROUGH THE EASTERN GULF LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES TUESDAY NIGHT WITH INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS OVER W GULF. STRONG SLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF THE GULF AHEAD OF THE NEXT WEAK COLD FRONT WHICH MOVES INTO THE W GULF FROM SW LOUISIANA TO 23N97W THU AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATES FRI. ANOTHER DEVELOPING LOW OVER THE CENTRAL U.S. SAT WILL INCREASE WINDS AGAIN ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF. $$ GMZ080-070930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST MON MAR 06 2006 .TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W OF 94W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST NW PART. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW DEVELOPING NW PART WED NIGHT. .THU...E OF FRONT SLY WINDS 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. W OF FRONT MAINLY WLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT AND SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ082-070930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST MON MAR 06 2006 .TONIGHT AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...N OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 22N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS NW PART. .THU...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DECREASING THU NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT AND SAT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ084-070930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST MON MAR 06 2006 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N PART FRI. $$ GMZ086-070930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST MON MAR 06 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT BY TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...N OF 25N 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 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N OF 25N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT FRI. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. $$ FORECASTER BROWN/BERG