000 FZNT24 KNHC 252050 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT WED OCT 25 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-260330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT WED OCT 25 2006 .SYNOPSIS...REMNANTS OF A FRONTAL TROUGH OVER THE SW GULF WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. OTHERWISE A RIDGE SPLITTING THE GULF FROM NW FL TO SE TX WILL WEAKEN IN ADVANCE OF COLD FRONT MOVING INTO NW WATERS AROUND SUNRISE FRI. THE FRONT WILL MOVE TO PSN FROM NW FL TO BAY OF CAMPECHE SUNSET FRI...FROM CENTRAL FL TO YUCATAN PENINSULA SUNRISE SAT...THEN MOVE SE THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FL SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT E ACROSS THE SE UNITED STATES IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT SUN AND MON. $$ GMZ080-260330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT WED OCT 25 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT AND 20 TO 25 KT THU THEN SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT THU NIGHT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT EARLY BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT LATE. $$ GMZ082-260330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT WED OCT 25 2006 .TONIGHT...SW OF DISSIPATING TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 22N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 22N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT EXTREME NW WATERS LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT LATE THU NIGHT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL LATE SAT NIGHT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME NE TO E 10 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT LATE SUN NIGHT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NW WATERS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-260330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT WED OCT 25 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-260330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT WED OCT 25 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FL MON MORNING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT SE PART EARLY. $$ FORECASTER NELSON