000 FZNT24 KNHC 140249 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST MON MAR 13 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-140930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST MON MAR 13 2006 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 30N92W TO NE MEXICO WILL EXTEND FROM THE W FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 23N97W BY SUNRISE TUE. FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR TAMPA TO 21N97W LATE TUE...THEN WEAKEN FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO 21N97W EARLY WED. HIGH PRES WILL TEMPORARILY BUILD OVER THE AREA. ANOTHER WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NE GULF LATE FRI...PUSHING SE OF THE AREA BY EARLY SAT. $$ GMZ080-140930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST MON MAR 13 2006 .TONIGHT AND TUE...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SLY SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...W OF 94W SE TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-140930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST MON MAR 13 2006 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT NW PART BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. .TUE...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT MAINLY SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE NIGHT...S OF 22N W OF 95W NLY WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT SW PART. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT SW PART. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DECREASING TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ084-140930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST MON MAR 13 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT...DECREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-140930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST MON MAR 13 2006 .TONIGHT...S OF 25N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT AND 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 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N. .FRI...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER BROWN