000 FZNT24 KNHC 151448 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST WED MAR 15 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-152130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST WED MAR 15 2006 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM THE KEYS TO 25N95W EXPECTED TO MOVE SE OVER THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND WEAKEN THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PRES SHOULD BUILD N OF THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT...THEN MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST EARLY THU MORNING. NEXT WEAK COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BRUSH THE N GULF AREA LATE THU NIGHT...MOVE SE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF FRI ...THEN STALL...AND BECOM DIFFUSE FRI NIGHT. MODERATE TO STRONG ELY FLOW SHOULD DEVELOP OVER THE W GULF SAT AND SUN. $$ GMZ080-152130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST WED MAR 15 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR TEXAS COAST. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N OF 28N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N. .FRI...N OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT BY EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT BY EVENING. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT BY EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-152130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST WED MAR 15 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 23N W OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 21N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 22N W OF 94W. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 22N NE TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ084-152130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST WED MAR 15 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 25N. .FRI...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-152130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST WED MAR 15 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 25N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 25N. .TONIGHT...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT OVER ENTIRE AREA LATE. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER ROBERTS