000 FZNT24 KNHC 130239 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-130930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 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 COAST OF MEXICO NEAR 24N98W TUE AFTERNOON. FRONT WILL BECOME STATIONARY EAST TO WEST ALONG 24N TUE NIGHT...THEN WEAKEN WED. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD BRIEFLY ACROSS THE GULF WATERS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. NEXT FRONT WILL APPROACH THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON LATE FRI. $$ GMZ080-130930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N AND S OF 28N W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 28N E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MON...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 KT BEHIND FRONT NW PART LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S AND DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT EARLY THU AND 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT WED AND TO 4 TO 6 FT THU AND FRI. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS N PART. .FRI... E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-130930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N. .MON...E OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND A FEW TSTMS NW PART NEAR FRONT LATE. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS TUE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...ELY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED. .THU AND FRI...SE 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. $$ GMZ084-130930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 .TONIGHT AND MON...W OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE MON. E OF 87W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT TO 25N SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS TUE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE MORNING AND BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT OR LESS LATE THU EXCEPT SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT N OF FRONT LATE FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ086-130930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 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 SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 VARIABLE 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 SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS MAINLY S OF 27N. .FRI...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER BROWN/NELSON