000 FZNT24 KNHC 152134 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST WED MAR 15 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-160330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST WED MAR 15 2006 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM THE STRAITS OF FL TO 24N86W THEN STATIONARY AND WEAK TO 24N94W...BECOMING DIFFUSE TONIGHT...DISSIPATING OVER GULF THU. 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 SKIRT THE N GULF AREA LATE THU NIGHT...MOVE SE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF FRI ...THEN STALL...AND BECOME DIFFUSE FRI NIGHT. MODERATE TO STRONG ELY FLOW SHOULD DEVELOP OVER THE W GULF SAT AND SUN. $$ GMZ080-160330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST WED MAR 15 2006 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR TEXAS COAST. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N OF 28N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT BY EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT BY EVENING. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT BY EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON...W OF FRONT N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ082-160330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST WED MAR 15 2006 .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 AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E OF 95W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-160330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST WED MAR 15 2006 .TONIGHT...E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 25N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N. $$ GMZ086-160330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST WED MAR 15 2006 .TONIGHT...E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 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 AND FRI NIGHT...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 TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...ELY WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER ROBERTS