000 FZNT24 KNHC 300820 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST THU MAR 30 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-301530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST THU MAR 30 2006 .SYNOPSIS...POLAR HIGH NE OF AREA WITH RIDGE SW WILL MOVE SLOWLY E THROUGH SAT. RIDGE WILL EXTEND BACK ACROSS CENTRAL GULF SUN THEN WEAKEN MON. $$ GMZ080-301530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST THU MAR 30 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-301530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST THU MAR 30 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-301530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST THU MAR 30 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...N OF 27N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-301530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST THU MAR 30 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. FROM 25N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. FROM 25N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER RRG