000 FZNT24 KNHC 231500 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT MON OCT 23 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-232130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT MON OCT 23 2006 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT OVER THE SE CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE SE OF THE AREA TONIGHT. HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER CENTRAL TX WILL MOVE SLOWLY E ACROSS THE SE UNITED STATES AND OFF THE S CAROLINA COAST INTO THE ATLC AT SUNRISE THU. SLY RETURN FLOW BEGINS OVER THE NW WATERS TUE NIGHT AND SPREADS E ACROSS ALL WATERS BY SUNRISE THU AS A NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TX COAST. THIS SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY E ACROSS THE GULF FRI WITH WEAK HIGH PRES SHIFTING OFF THE TX COAST AROUND SUNRISE SAT. $$ GMZ080-232130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT MON OCT 23 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT WITH NE SWELL. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND COLD FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI NIGHT. $$ GMZ082-232130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT MON OCT 23 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. E OF 95W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 95W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO N AND INCREASING BRIEFLY 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT NW OF FRONT. $$ GMZ084-232130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT MON OCT 23 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. A FEW SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TONIGHT...N OF 29N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 29N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .WED...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NW TO WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO 15 KT BY SUNRISE SAT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-232130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT MON OCT 23 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A FEW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 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 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT, .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SW 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT EXCEPT NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND COLD FRONT NW WATERS LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT NW PART LATE. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON