000 FZNT24 KNHC 280259 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST MON MAR 27 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-280930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST MON MAR 27 2006 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE EXTENDING FROM N FLORIDA TO SE TEXAS WILL WILL WEAKEN TEMPORARILY WED AS A COLD FRONT PASSES N OF THE AREA. RIDGE WILL REBUILD ACROSS THE AREA THU THEN WEAKEN AGAIN FRI AND SAT AS A SECOND COLD FRONT PASSES N OF AREA. $$ GMZ080-280930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST MON MAR 27 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT W OF 93W AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF 93W. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS TUE AND TUE NIGHT MAINLY N OF 27N. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS EXTREME NE PART SHIFTING E LATE. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-280930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST MON MAR 27 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 20N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N. $$ GMZ084-280930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST MON MAR 27 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...S OF 25N ELY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-280930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST MON MAR 27 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS BY SUNSET TUE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE TO S 10 KT WED. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING SAT. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING SAT. $$ FORECASTER RHOME