000 FZNT24 KNHC 210905 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST TUE MAR 21 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-211530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST TUE MAR 21 2006 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM W FLORIDA PANHANDLE 25N94W TO 21N97W THIS MORNING WILL MOVE TO A PSN FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE SW BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS EVENING...THEN BECOME STATIONARY WED AFTERNOON ALONG STRAITS OF FLORIDA 24N90W TO SW BAY OF CAMPECHE LINE. LOW PRES FORECAST TO DEVELOP ALONG FRONT NEAR 25N90 THU. LOW WILL MOVE QUICKLY ENE ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA THU NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SWD FROM THE CENTRAL U.S. BEHIND THE LOW AND TRAILING FRONT. STRONG NLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE GULF THU AND FRI. WINDS AND SEAS GRADUALLY DECREASING SAT. $$ GMZ080-211530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST TUE MAR 21 2006 .TODAY...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT EARLY S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF RAIN AND ISOLATED TSTMS DEVELOPING WED. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF RAIN AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART EARLY. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT...EXCEPT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT NW PART. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT NW PART FRI NIGHT. .SAT...W OF 94W WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-211530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST TUE MAR 21 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST N PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 23N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 23N E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...NW OF FRONT N WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT. SE OF FRONT EARLY VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...S OF 22N N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DECREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT DECREASING FRI NIGHT. N OF 22N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT DECREASING 6 TO 8 FT FRI NIGHT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ084-211530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST TUE MAR 21 2006 .TODAY...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT AND WED...SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED NIGHT...SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF RAIN AND SCATTERED TSTMS DEVELOPING N OF FRONT. .THU...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...N OF 25N N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ086-211530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST TUE MAR 21 2006 .TODAY...N OF 26N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N PART. .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT THU. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. AREAS OF RAIN AND SCATTERED TSTMS DEVELOPING WED NIGHT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. $$ FORECASTER BROWN