000 FZNT24 KNHC 140852 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST TUE MAR 14 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-141530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST TUE MAR 14 2006 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI TO TAMPICO MEXICO WILL EXTEND FROM THE BIG BEND OF FLORIDA TO 22N98W THIS AFTERNOON...FT. MYERS FLORIDA TO 22N98W TONIGHT...THEN WEAKEN FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO S TEXAS WED. HIGH PRES WILL TEMPORARILY BUILD OVER THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT. ANOTHER WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NE GULF LATE FRI...WEAKENING OVER THE NE GULF SAT. $$ GMZ080-141530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST TUE MAR 14 2006 .TODAY...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS WITHIN 75 NM OF FRONT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 94W. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR COAST. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-141530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST TUE MAR 14 2006 .TODAY...E OF 93W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 22N W OF 93W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. N OF 22N W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 23N. .TONIGHT...N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 23N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 22N. .WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-141530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST TUE MAR 14 2006 .TODAY...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITHIN 75 NM OF FRONT. .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 25N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU. .FRI...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-141530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST TUE MAR 14 2006 .TODAY...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT ENTIRE AREA. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITHIN 75 NM OF FRONT. .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER BERG