000 FZNT24 KNHC 220854 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST WED MAR 22 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-221530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST WED MAR 22 2006 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY ALONG 24N90W TO 19N96W WILL BECOME STATIONARY LATE THIS AFTERNOON FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO 23N90W TO 22N97W FRONT WILL THEN LIFT NORTHWARD WED NIGHT AND THU. 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. $$ GMZ080-221530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST WED MAR 22 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS INCREASING TO NEAR 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF RAIN AND ISOLATED TSTMS DEVELOPING LATE TODAY BECOMING MORE NUMEROUS AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS SHIFTING SE OF AREA BY THU EVENING. .FRI...E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI EVENING. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING 5 TO 8 FT FRI NIGHT. W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT FRI NIGHT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SUBSIDING NLY SWELL...EXCEPT SEAS 2 TO 3 FT ALONG UPPER TEXAS COAST. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF 95W AND BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF 95W. $$ GMZ082-221530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST WED MAR 22 2006 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 23N W OF 93W THU AND THU NIGHT... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 22N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT BECOMING SCATTERED NW PART AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. .THU...NW OF NEW FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N NW OF FRONT WINDS INCREASING 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU NIGHT...S OF 23N W OF 93W N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS BAY OF CAMPECHE. .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 FRI NIGHT. 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 15 KT. SEAS 6 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 3 TO 5 FT E OF 95W AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 95W. $$ GMZ084-221530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST WED MAR 22 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT... DECREASING TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT...BECOMING SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ALONG AND N OF FRONT LATE TONIGHT. .THU...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE THU AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .THU NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 25 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT. SE OF FRONT EARLY SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART EARLY. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT N PART. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SUBSIDING NLY SWELL S OF 25N AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 25N. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N. $$ GMZ086-221530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST WED MAR 22 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 KT...DECREASING TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT TONIGHT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT BECOMING NLY 15 TO 20 KT N OF 26N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 4 TO 5 FT N OF 26N LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY S OF 27N. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SUBSIDING N SWELL. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 KT NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA. $$ FORECASTER BROWN