000 FZNT24 KNHC 182121 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST SAT MAR 18 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-190330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST SAT MAR 18 2006 .SYNOPSIS...SLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE W GULF TONIGHT AND SUN THEN EXPAND EWD OVER ENTIRE GULF SUN NIGHT AND MON AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST MON AFTERNOON. COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO VERACRUZ TUE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOME STATIONARY FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS THROUGH 21N90W TO 18N93W WED AFTERNOON. FRONT WILL DRIFT N AND BECOME DIFFUSED FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO VERACRUZ MEXICO THU. $$ GMZ080-190330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST SAT MAR 18 2006 .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE OF LINE 29N95W 26N90W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SE TO S 20 KT SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT SUN. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR NW COAST LATE TONIGHT AND SUN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT DECREASING TO 4 TO 7 FT MON NIGHT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ALONG FRONT STRONGEST NEAR N GULF COAST. .TUE...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ082-190330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST SAT MAR 18 2006 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT E OF 95W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF 95W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF FRONT SLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT MON NIGHT. W OF FRONT NLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BY SUNRISE TUE. .TUE AND WED...E OF FRONT SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT WED. .THU...N OF FRONT ELY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NLY SWELL. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NLY SWELL. $$ GMZ084-190330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST SAT MAR 18 2006 .TONIGHT...S OF 23N W OF 87W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT SUN BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT SUN NIGHT. E OF 87W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 FT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUN BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT SUN NIGHT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E OF FRONT SLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT BY TUE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE TUE. W OF FRONT NLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ALONG FRONT...STRONGEST NEAR N GULF COAST. .WED AND THU...N OF FRONT NLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT SLY WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-190330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST SAT MAR 18 2006 .TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT N OF 25N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING WLY 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT AND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT BY WED. W OF FRONT NLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER RHOME/AGUIRRE