000 FZNT24 KNHC 240259 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST THU MAR 23 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-240930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST THU MAR 23 2006 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM SW FLORIDA TO 1012 MB LOW PRES NEAR 24N91W THEN COLD FRONT FROM LOW TO 19N96W. LOW PRES WILL MOVE E AND DISSIPATE OVER SE GULF BY MORNING. COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM S FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA AND E BAY OF CAMPECHE BY SUNRISE THEN MOVE SE OF AREA BY FRI EVENING. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SWD FROM THE CENTRAL U.S. BEHIND THE FRONT SAT THROUGH TUE. SELY RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE W GULF LATE SUN THROUGH TUE. $$ GMZ080-240930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST THU MAR 23 2006 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE W OF 95W SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF 94W. .MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 95W AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF 95W. SCATTERED SHOWERS W PART. $$ GMZ082-240930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 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 16 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NLY WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT MAINLY NE 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 25 TO 35 KT EARLY DECREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. 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 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR COAST OF MEXICO. .SUN...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR COAST OF MEXICO. .MON AND TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT TUE. ISOLATED SHOWERS W PART. $$ GMZ084-240930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST THU MAR 23 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT. .FRI...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE OF FRONT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NLY SWELL S OF 25N AND 3 TO 6 FT N OF 25N. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S OF 25N NE TO E 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...S OF 25N NE TO E 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N. $$ GMZ086-240930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST THU MAR 23 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 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. 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 SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN. .MON...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS/BERG