000 FZNT24 KNHC 232101 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST THU MAR 23 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-240330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST THU MAR 23 2006 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM SW FLORIDA TO 1014 MB LOW PRES NEAR 24N94W THEN COLD FRONT FROM LOW TO 20N97W. LOW PRES WILL MOVE QUICKLY ENE ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA LATE TONIGHT AND BE E OF AREA EARLY FRI. COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY TO YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE TONIGHT THEN SE OF AREA FRI AFTERNOON. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING SWD FROM THE CENTRAL U.S. BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ GMZ080-240330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST THU MAR 23 2006 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. AREAS OF RAIN. .FRI...E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-240330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST THU MAR 23 2006 ...GALE WARNING S OF 24N W OF 94W... .TONIGHT..S OF 24N W OF 94W NLY WINDS 30 TO 40 KT SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE 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 AND E OF 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 AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 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 AND TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-240330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST THU MAR 23 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF FRONT SLY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT,,,N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NLY SWELL S OF 25N AND 3 TO 6 FT N OF 25N. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S OF 25N NE TO E 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...S OF 25N NE TO E 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-240330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST THU MAR 23 2006 .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 THROUGH 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. .TUE...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS