000 FZNT24 KNHC 152043 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT THU SEP 15 2005 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-160330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT THU SEP 15 2005 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 26N WILL MOVE TO 27N/28N FRI THROUGH SUN THEN N OF THE AREA MON AND TUE. WWD MOVING TROUGH WILL CROSS S FLORIDA EARLY MON ENTERING THE E GULF MON EVENING BRINGING INCREASING WINDS. $$ GMZ080-160330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT THU SEP 15 2005 .TONIGHT...W OF 94W S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-160330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT THU SEP 15 2005 .TONIGHT...SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...ELY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 93W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-160330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT THU SEP 15 2005 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N ELY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .TUE...S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 27N. $$ GMZ086-160330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT THU SEP 15 2005 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT INCREASING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS SPREADING OVER AREA LATE. .TUE...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ FORECASTER DGS