000 FZNT24 KNHC 230857 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST THU MAR 23 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-231530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST THU MAR 23 2006 .SYNOPSIS...FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS THROUGH 24N94W TO 20N97W WILL LIFT N TODAY AS WEAK LOW PRES DEVELOPS ALONG FRONT NEAR 24N92W. LOW PRES WILL MOVE QUICKLY ENE ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA THIS EVENING AND BE E OF AREA EARLY FRI. LOW PRES WILL DRAG THE FRONT BACK S EXTENDING FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY TO YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT THEN SE OF AREA FRI AFTERNOON. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING SWD FROM THE CENTRAL U.S. WILL INCREASE NLY WINDS BEHIND FRONT TODAY THROUGH FRI THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE SAT. MODERATE SELY RETURN FLOW DEVELOPS OVER THE W GULF LATE SUN. $$ GMZ080-231530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST THU MAR 23 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. AREAS OF RAIN AND ISOLATED TSTMS N PART TODAY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART SHIFTING SE OF AREA BY THU EVENING. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI EVENING AND 10 TO 15 KT LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING 5 TO 8 FT FRI NIGHT. W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI NIGHT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SUBSIDING NLY SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT NW PART. .SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W LATE SUN AND MON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT W OF 95W SUN NIGHT AND MON. $$ GMZ082-231530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST THU MAR 23 2006 ...GALE WARNING S OF 24N W OF 94W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT..W OF FRONT NLY WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 40 KT S OF 24N W OF 94W. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT. SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...S OF 22N W OF 94W N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT EARLY DECREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS BAY OF CAMPECHE. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...W OF 95W SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-231530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST THU MAR 23 2006 .TODAY...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT. .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. S OF FRONT EARLY SLY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE FRI NIGHT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SUBSIDING NLY SWELL S OF 25N AND 3 TO 6 FT N OF 25N. .SUN AND MON...S OF 25N NE TO E 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE MON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-231530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST THU MAR 23 2006 .TODAY...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. AREAS OF RAIN AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF FRONT. .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS SE PART EARLY FRI. .SAT AND SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DECREASING TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN. .MON...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER BROWN