000 FZNT24 KNHC 262003 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT WED APR 26 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-270330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT WED APR 26 2006 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT OVER THE NW GULF EARLY THIS EVENING FROM THE MISSISSIPPI COAST TO 26N97W WILL MOVE RAPIDLY SE. BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON THE FRONT WILL BE LOCATED OVER THE SE GULF FROM THE SW FLORIDA COAST TO 22N90W. THE FRONT WILL EXIT THE AREA LATE THURSDAY EVENING. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST ON SAT AND REACH THE CENTRAL GULF ON SUN AND THE E GULF ON MON. $$ GMZ080-270330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT WED APR 26 2006 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 T0 7 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-270330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT WED APR 26 2006 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...ELY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-270330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT WED APR 26 2006 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS N OF 28N. .THU...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT... HIGHEST N. .SUN AND MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 15 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-270330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT WED APR 26 2006 .TONIGHT AND THU...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS N OF 28N. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST N. .MON...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER CAB