000 FZNT24 KNHC 062032 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT SAT MAY 06 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-070330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT SAT MAY 06 2006 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK STATIONARY FRONT ACROSS THE NE COASTAL WATERS WILL DRIFT N OF AREA SUN AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NW WATERS. THE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE E REACHING FROM NW FLORIDA TO 28N90W SUNRISE MON...THEN STALL AND LOSE IDENTITY OVER THE NE WATERS TUE. ANOTHER TROUGH MOVES SE INTO NW WATERS THU. OTHERWISE AND E TO W RIDGE ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF WATERS THROUGH THE PERIOD. $$ GMZ080-070330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT SAT MAY 06 2006 .TONIGHT...S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 28N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 28N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS E OF FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT BEHIND FRONT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT THU. $$ GMZ082-070330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT SAT MAY 06 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF 22N. VSBY LOCALLY BELOW 5 NM IN SMOKE. .TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-070330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT SAT MAY 06 2006 .TONIGHT...WINDS SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 28N. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS N OF 28N. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT TUE BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED. .THU...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-070330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT SAT MAY 06 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS N OF 28N. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. N OF 25N SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS N OF 28N. .WED...WINDS SE TO S 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...WINDS S TO SW 10 KT BECOMING W THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ FORECASTER NELSON