000 FZNT24 KNHC 081500 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT MON MAY 08 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-082130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT MON MAY 08 2006 .SYNOPSIS...A NEARLY STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE N GULF WILL DRIFT N TONIGHT AND TUE. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE TX THU TO THE N GULF COAST WED NIGHT AND PASS SE OF AREA LATE FRI. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD NW OF SECOND FRONT. $$ GMZ080-082130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT MON MAY 08 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF 92W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WIDESPREAD VSBY BELOW 5 NM IN SMOKE. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS N PART. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS SE PART. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-082130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT MON MAY 08 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 21N E OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WIDESPREAD VSBY BELOW 5 NM IN SMOKE. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WIDESPREAD VSBY BELOW 5 NM IN SMOKE. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO NE 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART. $$ GMZ084-082130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT MON MAY 08 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 27N W OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 27N E OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N VSBY 3 TO 5 NM IN SMOKE. .TUE THROUGH WED...S OF 26N W OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 27N E OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N VSBY 3 TO 5 NM IN SMOKE. .THU...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT LATE.. S OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...N OF A COLD FRONT N TO NE WINDS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ086-082130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT MON MAY 08 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N WIDESPREAD VSBY BELOW 5 NM IN SMOKE LOCALLY BELOW 1 NM STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N WIDESPREAD VSBY BELOW 5 NM IN SMOKE. .WED ...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF FRONT N WINDS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON