000 FZNT24 KNHC 202043 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST MON MAR 20 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-210330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST MON MAR 20 2006 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT ALONG THE TEXAS COAST WILL MOVE TO SW LOUISIANA TO THE N COAST OF MEXICO THIS EVENING AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO TAMPICO MEXICO EARLY TUE FROM S FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY WED AND OUT OF AREA THU. HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER GULF FRI. $$ GMZ080-210330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST MON MAR 20 2006 .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME NE 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG AND WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT N OF 24N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY INCREASE TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILD 7 TO 9 FT TUE NIGHT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...W OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 95W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-210330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST MON MAR 20 2006 .TONIGHT...E OF 95W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASE TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 95W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILD 5 TO 7 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 23N NEAR FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND N OF FRONT. .FRI...WINDS BECOME E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SAT...E OF 95W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. W OF 95W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ084-210330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST MON MAR 20 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT N OF 27N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT N OF 27N. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ086-210330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST MON MAR 20 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT N OF 27N. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASE TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT DECREASE 2 TO 3 FT THU. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND N OF FRONT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER