000 FZNT24 KNHC 231459 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST THU MAR 23 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-232130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST THU MAR 23 2006 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS TO 24N94W TO 20N97W WILL MOVE N 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. COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY TO YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT THEN SE OF AREA FRI AFTERNOON. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING SWD FROM THE CENTRAL U.S. BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ GMZ080-232130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST THU MAR 23 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. AREAS OF RAIN. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS E OF 94W TODAY. .FRI...E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-232130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST THU MAR 23 2006 ...GALE WARNING S OF 24N W OF 94W... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT..S OF 24N W OF 94W NLY WINDS 30 TO 40 KT SEAS 10 TO 15 FT ELSE WHERE W OF FRONT NLY WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 KT. 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 LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...W OF 95W SE WINDS 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. $$ GMZ084-232130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST THU MAR 23 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT. .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF FRONT SLY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT,,,N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NLY SWELL S OF 25N AND 3 TO 6 FT N OF 25N. .SUN AND MON...S OF 25N NE TO E 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE MON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-232130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST THU MAR 23 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E 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 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 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 S OF 26N FRI. .SAT AND SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .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/DGS