000 FZNT24 KNHC 250858 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT FRI AUG 25 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-251530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT FRI AUG 25 2006 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE WILL CONTINUE ALONG 25N THROUGH SAT THEN LIFT BACK N TO ALONG 27N BY SUN AND TO 28N MON AND TUE. TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIVE CURRENTLY OVER THE E CARIBBEAN IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN AS A HURRICANE MON EMERGING INTO THE S CENTRAL GULF TUE. $$ GMZ080-251530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT FRI AUG 25 2006 .TODAY THROUGH SUN...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .MON...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .TUE...S OF 28N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-251530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT FRI AUG 25 2006 .TODAY...W OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 94W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 94W. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .TUE...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E OF 95W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-251530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT FRI AUG 25 2006 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUE SE PART... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS MOSTLY S TO SW 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUE SE PART. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT W PART. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL W PART. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT FROM 26N TO 28N LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT LATE. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS SE PART. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE S OF 28N. $$ GMZ086-251530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT FRI AUG 25 2006 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE TUE SW PART... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N INCREASING LATE MON. .TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SW PART. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT EXCEPT E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT OVER E PART. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT OVER E PART. FROM 24N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS SW PART. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE S OF 24N. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE