000 FZNT24 KNHC 230759 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT MON OCT 23 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-231530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT MON OCT 23 2006 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE SE 15 KT TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER ERN TX WILL MOVE SLOWLY EWD THROUGH TUE. THE FRONT MOVES E OF THE AREA TUE. HIGH PRESSURE CENTER MOVES TO SE COAST WITH RETURN FLOW DEVELOPING W OF 90W WED. SLY WINDS INCREASE OVER THE N GULF THU AS A NEW COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TX COAST. THE NEW COLD FRONT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY SE FRI WITH GUSTY N WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS. $$ GMZ080-231530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT MON OCT 23 2006 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 28N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF A COLD FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ082-231530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT MON OCT 23 2006 .TODAY...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. E OF 95W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...WINDS SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-231530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT MON OCT 23 2006 .TODAY...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FEW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N OF 29N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 29N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .WED...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WINDS INCREASING TO N 20 KT N OF A COLD FRONT. SEAS INCREASING 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. $$ GMZ086-231530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT MON OCT 23 2006 .TODAY...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FEW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...N OF 28N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT, .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 KT N OF A COLD FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT INCREASING 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. $$ FORECASTER RRG