000 FZNT24 KNHC 170247 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST THU MAR 16 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-170930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST THU MAR 16 2006 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG THE N GULF IS EXPECTED TO MOVE E OF THE AREA FRI MORNING. WEAK COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE N GULF WATERS FRI MORNING AND EXTEND FROM 30N83W TO 28N97W FRI AFTERNOON ...FROM 28N82W TO 27N97W FRI NIGHT...FROM S FLORIDA TO THE CENTRAL TEXAS COAST SAT...THEN RETREAT OVER THE NW GULF COAST LATE SAT NIGHT. MODERATE TO STRONG SE TO S RETURN FLOW SHOULD DEVELOP OVER THE W GULF SAT MORNING...SPREADING E TO 87W SUN...THEN TO 85W THROUGH MON WITH STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVING OVER THE NE TEXAS COAST MON AFTERNOON FOLLOWED BY MODERATE TO STRONG NWLY FLOW MOVING OVER NRN GULF WATERS EARLY TUE MORNING. $$ GMZ080-170930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST THU MAR 16 2006 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SLIGHT ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR THE COAST. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS NW PORTION. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN DEVELOPING NW SWELL SUBSIDING LATE. $$ GMZ082-170930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST THU MAR 16 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20 W OF 95W SAT AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 23N BY SUN AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF 23N SUN EVENING. .MON...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NLY 20 TO 25 KT N OF FRONT MON AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS NEAR FRONT N OF 23N. .TUE...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF FRONT SLY WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITH NW SWELL. $$ GMZ084-170930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST THU MAR 16 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NW N OF FRONT FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 25N. .FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT NLY WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 88W LATE SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF 88W LATE SUN. .MON...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT MON AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...N OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITH NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ086-170930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST THU MAR 16 2006 .TONIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS N OF 25N. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF FRONT TUE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE