000 FZNT24 KNHC 172053 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST FRI MAR 17 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-180330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST FRI MAR 17 2006 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO CENTRAL TEXAS EARLY TONIGHT WILL BECOME DIFFUSE LATE SAT FROM S FLORIDA TO HOUSTON TEXAS THEN LIFT N OF AREA SUN. MODERATE TO STRONG SLY RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE W GULF SAT AND SPREAD EWD ACROSS THE REST OF THE GULF SUN AND MON. A SECOND STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST MON MORNING AND EXTEND FROM N FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE BY TUE AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING SE OF AREA LATE WED. $$ GMZ080-180330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST FRI MAR 17 2006 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON...E OF FRONT SLY WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT MON NIGHT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE..N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT WITH SUBSIDING NLY SWELL. $$ GMZ082-180330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST FRI MAR 17 2006 .TONIGHT...FROM 20N TO 23N E OF 92W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT SAT NIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...E OF FRONT SLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. W OF FRONT NLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR ALONG FRONT MAINLY N OF 23N. .TUE...E OF FRONT SLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NLY SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .WED...N OF 22N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-180330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST FRI MAR 17 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N ELY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...INCREASING TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N SAT NIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN AFTERNOON AND 20 TO 25 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EARLY SUN BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT SUN NIGHT. .MON AND TUE...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WINDS BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT ENTIRE AREA LATE. $$ GMZ086-180330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST FRI MAR 17 2006 .TONIGHT...S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE BY SUNRISE SAT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT NEAR STRAITS OF SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA SAT NIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT FLORIDA STRAITS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT LATE WED. $$ FORECASTER RHOME