000 FZNT24 KNHC 220225 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT SUN MAY 21 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-220930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT SUN MAY 21 2006 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES OVER THE NE GULF WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MON THEN WEAKEN TUE AND WED. WEAK TROUGH WILL APPROACH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA MON AND MOVE NW OVER THE SE GULF TUE THROUGH FRI. A TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SW GULF TUE AND MOVE NE THROUGH FRI. $$ GMZ080-220930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT SUN MAY 21 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS MON AND MON NIGHT S PORTION. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 27N E OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 96W. .WED THROUGH FRI... S OF 28N E OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3-5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ GMZ082-220930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT SUN MAY 21 2006 .TONIGHT..E OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 95W. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF 97W. .WED...VARIABLE N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. .THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. $$ GMZ084-220930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT SUN MAY 21 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS S OF 27N. .TUE THROUGH THU...S OF 26N S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS S OF 28N. .FRI...S OF 26N S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS. $$ GMZ086-220930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT SUN MAY 21 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...S OF 27N ELY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS. $$ FORECASTER COBB/FET