000 FZNT24 KNHC 112039 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT THU MAY 11 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-120330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT THU MAY 11 2006 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM NEAR APALACHEE BAY TO SW BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL MOVE SE OF AREA MIDDAY FRI. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF FRI AND SAT THEN SHIFT E OF AREA SUN. THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES S OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS LATE SUN REACHING A PSN FROM CENTRAL FL TO S TEXAS EARLY MON...FROM S FLORIDA TO S MEXICO NEAR 22N98W TUE AND FROM S FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA SUNRISE WED. $$ GMZ080-120330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT THU MAY 11 2006 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS DIMINISHING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT THRU SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY SAT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT INCREASING TO 2 TO 4 FT SAT NIGHT. .SUN...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND S OF FRONT. .MON...E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TUE...N TO NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-120330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT THU MAY 11 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE MOSTLY N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF FRONT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS DIMINISHING TO 2 TO 4 FT SAT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS LATE N PART. .TUE...S OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ GMZ084-120330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT THU MAY 11 2006 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT DECREASING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. S OF FRONT TO 23N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 23N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING MOSTLY NE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 23N. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW BEHIND FRONT SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SWITCHING TO S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .MON...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT. .TUE...S OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF FRONT TO 27N NE TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-120330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT THU MAY 11 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF 24N SW TO W WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT INCREASING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. S OF 24N W 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 AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N ELY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 25N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT MON DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT MON. S OF 25N E WINDS TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT MON SHIFTING N 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER BLAKE