000 FZNT24 KNHC 211453 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST TUE MAR 21 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-212130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST TUE MAR 21 2006 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO VERACRUZ MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON WILL BECOME STATIONARY WED AFTERNOON FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO 24N90W TO THE E BAY OF CAMPECHE. FRONT WILL LIFT N THU EXTENDING FROM TAMPA BAY THROUGH 25N90W TO 18N94W BY THU AFTERNOON. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP ALONG FRONT NEAR 25N90W THU THEN MOVE QUICKLY ENE ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA LATE THU. LOW PRES ALONG WITH STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING SWD FROM THE CENTRAL U.S. WILL PUSH FRONT S FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA THU NIGHT THEN E OF AREA BY FRI MORNING. STRONG NLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE GULF THU AND FRI THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE SAT. $$ GMZ080-212130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST TUE MAR 21 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SLY SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. AREAS OF RAIN AND ISOLATED TSTMS DEVELOPING WED. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF RAIN AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SHIFT SE OF AREA LATE. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING 4 TO 7 FT W OF 95W LATE. .SAT...W OF 94W WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-212130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST TUE MAR 21 2006 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 93W THU... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...W OF FRONT NLY WINDS INCREASING 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND S OF FRONT. .FRI...S OF 22N N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT FRI NIGHT. N OF 22N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT DECREASING 6 TO 9 FT FRI NIGHT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ084-212130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST TUE MAR 21 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE OF FRONT SLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT AND WED...SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED NIGHT...SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF RAIN AND SCATTERED TSTMS DEVELOPING N OF FRONT. .THU...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...N OF 25N N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ086-212130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST TUE MAR 21 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING W TO NW 15 KT W OF FRONT LATE. 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 20 KT THU. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING 4 TO 7 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 5 TO 7 FT IN SUBSIDING N SWELL. $$ FORECASTER RHOME