000 FZNT24 KNHC 102032 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-110330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2006 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TX COAST EARLY TONIGHT REACHING PSN FROM FL PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE THU... AND MOVE SE OF AREA LATE FRI. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF FRI AND SAT THEN SHIFT SE OF AREA SUN AS THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS REACHING FROM CENTRAL FL TO YUCATAN PENINSULA SUNRISE MON AND SE OF AREA LATE MON. $$ GMZ080-110330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2006 .TONIGHT AND THU...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS WITH FRONT. LOCAL VSBY 5 NM IN SMOKE. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT THROUGHOUT BY SUNSET FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. .SAT...SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND S OF FRONT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY SUNSET. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-110330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2006 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WIDESPREAD VSBY BELOW 5 NM IN SMOKE. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT NW OF FRONT THU AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 22N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 22N. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ084-110330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2006 .TONIGHT...S OF 27N W OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WIDESPREAD VSBY 3 TO 5 NM IN SMOKE. S OF 27N E OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS SE PART. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW BEHIND FRONT SUN. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-110330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 24N SW TO W WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT S OF 26N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N OF 26N WLY WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N ELY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 25N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE SUN DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 MON. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW 10 KT MON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON