000 FZNT24 KNHC 222102 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST WED MAR 22 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-230330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST WED MAR 22 2006 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT THE FLORIDA KEYS THROUGH 24N90W TO 21N97W EARLY TONIGHT WILL LIFT NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT AND EXTEND FROM TAMPA BAY THROUGH A DEVELOPING 1016 MB LOW NEAR 25N92W TO 18N94W THU AFTERNOON. LOW PRES WILL MOVE QUICKLY ENE ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA LATE THU AND BE E OF AREA EARLY FRI. LOW PRES WILL DRAG THE FRONT BACK S EXTENDING FROM S FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA FRI MORNING THEN E OF AREA FRI AFTERNOON. HIGH PRES BUILDING SWD FROM THE CENTRAL U.S. WILL INCREASE NLY WINDS BEHIND FRONT THU AND FRI THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE SAT AND SUN. $$ GMZ080-230330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST WED MAR 22 2006 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF RAIN AND ISOLATED TSTMS BECOMING MORE NUMEROUS AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS SHIFTING SE OF AREA BY THU EVENING. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI EVENING AND 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING 5 TO 8 FT FRI NIGHT. W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT FRI NIGHT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SUBSIDING NLY SWELL. .SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W LATE SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF 95W SUN NIGHT. $$ GMZ082-230330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST WED MAR 22 2006 ...GALE WARNING S OF 23N W OF 93W... .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG AND N OF FRONT BECOMING SCATTERED LATE. .THU AND THU NIGHT..W OF FRONT NLY WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT S OF 23N. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NLY 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY FRI DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. 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 AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE SUN. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NLY SWELL SAT AND 4 TO 7 FT SUN. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-230330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST WED MAR 22 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE 15 TO 20 KT WINDS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT...BECOMING SCATTERED WITH TSTMS N OF 27N LATE TONIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT THU AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EARLY THU BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT THU NIGHT. S OF FRONT SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT N OF 26N FRI NIGHT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SUBSIDING NLY SWELL S OF 25N AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 25N. .SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N. $$ GMZ086-230330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST WED MAR 22 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT SLY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NLY 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT AND 20 TO 25 KT BY SUNRISE FRI. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT FRI NIGHT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N AND 1 TO 3 FT N OF 25N. $$ FORECASTER RHOME