000 FZNT24 KNHC 121451 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-122130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 .SYNOPSIS...BRISK SLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MON THEN WEAKEN AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST MON AFTERNOON REACHING LINE FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE SE OF AREA WED MORNING. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD BRIEFLY ACROSS THE GULF IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WITH NEXT COLD FRONT MOVING OFFSHORE TEXAS LATE THU REACHING THE SE GULF SUNRISE FRI. $$ GMZ080-122130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N AND S OF 28N W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 28N E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF FRONT NLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT MON AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT WITH NLY SWELL. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S AND DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU SHIFTING TO NLY 15 TO 20 KT LATE THU NW PART. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT WED AND TO 4 TO 6 FT ENTIRE AREA LATE THU. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ082-122130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON...E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW TSTMS NW PART NEAR FRONT LATE. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS TUE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED...ELY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NLY SWELL ENTIRE AREA SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NW PART LATE NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ084-122130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 87W LATE TONIGHT INTO MON...AND 10 TO 15 KT E OF 87W TONIGHT AND MON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT E OF 87W LATE TONIGHT AND MON AND TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF 87W LATE TONIGHT AND MON. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT TO 25N SLY 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 10 KT OR LESS TUE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE MORNING AND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS TUE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU...SLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT OR LESS LATE THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ086-122130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...S OF 25N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE MON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE MON. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT SLY WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...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 5 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS MAINLY S OF 27N. $$ FORECASTER NELSON