000 FZNT24 KNHC 200258 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST SUN MAR 19 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-200930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST SUN MAR 19 2006 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG SLY FLOW OVER THE W GULF WATERS TONIGHT WILL EXPAND EWD ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF MON AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST MON AFTERNOON. COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM NEW ORLEANS TO TAMPICO MEXICO MON NIGHT...FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOME STATIONARY FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO 23N90W TO 19N92W LATE WED. FRONT WILL BEGIN TO DRIFT N WED NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THU. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SWD FROM THE CENTRAL U.S. LATE THU PUSHING THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY E OF AREA FRI. $$ GMZ080-200930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST SUN MAR 19 2006 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 95W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 KT W OF FRONT LATE MON AND MON NIGHT. E OF 95W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT MON EVENING AND 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT EARLY MON SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT MON NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TUE NIGHT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-200930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST SUN MAR 19 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT WITH SE SWELL BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE TONIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF 95W SLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT BY MON EVENING AND 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EARLY MON SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON NIGHT. W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY MON DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT THEN BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT MON BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT W OF FRONT MON NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART MON NIGHT NEAR FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT TUE. .WED AND THU...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND N OF FRONT. .FRI...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT ENTIRE AREA. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT WITH NE SWELL. $$ GMZ084-200930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST SUN MAR 19 2006 .TONIGHT AND MON...W OF 87W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT MON AFTERNOON. E OF 87W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT MON AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT MON AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E OF FRONT SLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE AND TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE AND 2 TO 4 FT TUE NIGHT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT MAINLY N OF 27N. .WED AND THU...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND N OF FRONT. .FRI...NLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT ENTIRE AREA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ086-200930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST SUN MAR 19 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT BY DAYBREAK MON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT BY DAYBREAK MON. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY TUE BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT BY TUE EVENING THEN BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT N PART BEHIND FRONT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT TUE NIGHT MAINLY OVER FAR N WATERS. .WED AND THU...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT DECREASING TO 2 TO 4 FT THU. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND N OF FRONT. .FRI...WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 20 KT ENTIRE AREA. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER RHOME/AGUIRRE