000 FZNT24 KNHC 070807 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT FRI APR 07 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-071530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT FRI APR 07 2006 .SYNOPSIS...E TO W RIDGE ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF WILL RETREAT SE TODAY. SLY RETURN FLOW IN W GULF WILL SPREAD E SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY SAT AND WILL REACH PSN FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE SW BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT AFTERNOON...FROM CENTRAL FL TO YUCATAN PENINSULA SUN AND THEN WEAKEN OVER THE EXTREME SE GULF MON. HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES REGION TUE. $$ GMZ080-071530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT FRI APR 07 2006 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...THEN SHIFTING TO N 20 KT BEHIND COLD FRONT NW PORTION LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF COLD FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-071530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT FRI APR 07 2006 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NW OF COLD FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A FEW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...N OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-071530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT FRI APR 07 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON....N OF 26N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N OF 27N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. GMZ086-071530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT FRI APR 07 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PORTION. .SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT N OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND MON...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ALONG AND S OF FRONT. .TUE... N OF 27N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER RRG