000 FZNT24 KNHC 220321 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST TUE MAR 21 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-220930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST TUE MAR 21 2006 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM N FLORIDA NEAR 29N83W TO 24N90W TO 18N96W TONIGHT WILL BECOME STATIONARY WED AFTERNOON FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO 24N90W TO THE E BAY OF CAMPECHE. FRONT WILL THEN LIFT N WED NIGHT AND 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 AFTERNOON. STRONG NLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE GULF THU AND FRI THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE SAT AND SUN. $$ GMZ080-220930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST TUE MAR 21 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF 93W. AREAS OF RAIN AND ISOLATED TSTMS DEVELOPING WED AND WED NIGHT BECOMING NUMEROUS BY DAYBREAK THU. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS SHIFTING SE OF AREA THU EVENING. .FRI...E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING 6 TO 9 FT LATE. W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SUBSIDING NLY SWELL. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF 95W AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 95W. $$ GMZ082-220930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST TUE MAR 21 2006 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 23N W OF 92W THU AND THU NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SE OF FRONT NLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 10 TO 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. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT BECOMING NUMEROUS NW PART BY SUNRISE THU. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT...HIGHEST S OF 23N. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT. SE OF FRONT E TO SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING WLY THU AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...S OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY...DECREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE FRI. N OF 22N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI EVENING. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT DECREASING 6 TO 9 FT LATE FRI. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NLY SWELL. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF 95W AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 95W. $$ GMZ084-220930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST TUE MAR 21 2006 .TONIGHT AND WED...SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED NIGHT...SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF RAIN AND SHOWERS N OF FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON INTO THU NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT THU AND 7 TO 11 FT THU NIGHT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT WITH N SWELL N PART. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SUBSIDING NLY SWELL S OF 25N AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 25N. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N. $$ GMZ086-220930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST TUE MAR 21 2006 .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 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE THU. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT THU NIGHT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ALONG FRONT BECOMING SCATTERED LATE THU AND THU NIGHT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SUBSIDING N SWELL. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA STRAITS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA. $$ FORECASTER RHOME/AGUIRRE