000 FZNT24 KNHC 100803 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT MON APR 10 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-101530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT MON APR 10 2006 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WAS OVER THE EXTREME SE GULF THIS MORNING. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY E OF THE AREA TUE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL EXTEND SW OVER THE AREA TODAY THROUGH TUE WITH GUSTY NE WINDS. THE HIGH WILL WEAKEN SLOWLY WED THROUGH FRI. GUSTY NE WINDS WILL CONTINUE E OF 90W WED AND THU DECREASING FRI. $$ GMZ080-101530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT MON APR 10 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 93W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 93W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-101530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT MON APR 10 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 95W AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 95W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-101530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT MON APR 10 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT DECREASING LATE. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N OF 27N WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. GMZ086-101530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT MON APR 10 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .WED...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT..EXCEPT STRAITS OF FLORIDA E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS STRAITS. .THU...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT..EXCEPT STRAITS OF FLORIDA NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS STRAITS. .FRI...N OF 27N WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N. $$ FORECASTER RRG