000 FZNT24 KNHC 110839 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT WED OCT 11 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-111530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT WED OCT 11 2006 .SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO 23N92W WILL LOSE IDENTITY THIS AFTERNOON. A WEAK FRONT OVER THE TEXAS COAST THIS MORNING WILL RACE E ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS TODAY THROUGH THU AND MOVE E OF AREA THU NIGHT AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS AND LOUISIANA COAST. THE STRONG FRONT WILL REACH A POSITION FROM NW FLORIDA TO SE TEXAS MIDDAY FRI THEN STALL ALONG 24N FRI NIGHT AND SAT...THEN RETURN N AS A WARM FRONT ON SUN. $$ GMZ080-111530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT WED OCT 11 2006 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI... .TODAY...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE 10 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DECREASING 20 TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT FRI NIGHT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR\ FRONT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ082-111530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT WED OCT 11 2006 .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SLY THU. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-111530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT WED OCT 11 2006 .TODAY...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT LATE. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ086-111530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT WED OCT 11 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON