000 FZNT24 KNHC 261452 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT THU OCT 26 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-262130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT THU OCT 26 2006 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE DISSECTING GULF WATERS FROM NW FL TO SE TX WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT E AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TX COAST AT SUNRISE FRI. THE FRONT WILL REACH PSN NW FL TO E BAY OF CAMPECHE SUNSET FRI...FROM W CENTRAL FL TO YUCATAN PENINSULA SUNRISE SAT...THEN MOVE SE THROUGH STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY MIDNIGHT SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRES SHIFT E ACROSS SE UNITED STATES ALONG 34N IN WAKE OF FRONT SUN AND MON. SLY FLOW INCREASING NW WATERS BY SUNRISE TUE. $$ GMZ080-262130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT THU OCT 26 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT W OF 93W AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF 93W. A FEW SHOWERS NEAR THE TX COAST. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT BY FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SAT NIGHT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. S OF 28N E OF 94W SEAS 3 TO 5 FT AND 2 FT OR LESS ELSEWHERE. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT W PART LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART. $$ GMZ082-262130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT THU OCT 26 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 21N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 21N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING 7 TO 10 FT LATE SAT NIGHT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE SUN NIGHT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT NW WATERS MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT NW PART LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART. $$ GMZ084-262130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT THU OCT 26 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N W OF 88W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 24N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N SAT NIGHT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-262130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT THU OCT 26 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT SW PART. .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 SHIFTING TO N 10 TO 15 LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...N OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 18N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON