000 FZNT24 KNHC 122051 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-130330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 .SYNOPSIS...BRISK SLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT 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 WATERS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WITH THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVING OFFSHORE TEXAS ON FRI. $$ GMZ080-130330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N AND S OF 28N W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 28N E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF FRONT NLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT MON AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT WITH NLY SWELL. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S AND DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT EARLY THU AND 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT AND GRADUALLY SHIFTING TO N 15 KT FRI. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT WED AND TO 4 TO 6 FT THU AND FRI. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ082-130330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON...E OF 95W SE 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 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS TUE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...ELY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NLY SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED. .THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NW PART NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ084-130330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 .TONIGHT AND MON...W OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT BY SUNRISE MON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 87W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT TO 25N SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS TUE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE MORNING AND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS TUE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...SLY WINDS 15 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT OR LESS LATE THU EXCEPT SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT N OF FRONT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ086-130330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 .TONIGHT AND 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 3 TO 5 FT LATE MON. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT MON. .MON NIGHT...S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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. .FRI...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON