000 FZNT24 KNHC 240247 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT TUE MAY 23 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-240930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT TUE MAY 23 2006 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES WILL REMAIN OVER THE NE GULF THROUGH THU...THEN ATLC RIDGE WILL BUILD WESTWARD ALONG 27N FRI THROUGH SUN. WEAK TROUGH FROM 25N92W TO 18N93W WILL MOVE WESTWARD AND REACH THE SOUTHERN TEXAS COAST AND MEXICAN COAST BY THU BEFORE DISSIPATING. $$ GMZ080-240930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT TUE MAY 23 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .THU THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY S PART. $$ GMZ082-240930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT TUE MAY 23 2006 .TONIGHT AND WED...N OF 22N E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 94W BECOMING SCATTERED WED. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS SE PART. .SAT AND SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE AND S PARTS. $$ GMZ084-240930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT TUE MAY 23 2006 .TONIGHT AND WED...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N AND N OF 25N E OF 87W. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S AND CENTRAL PORTIONS. $$ GMZ086-240930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT TUE MAY 23 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS EARLY THU NIGHT BECOMING ISOLATED LATER INTO FRI. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS S PART. $$ FORECASTER BERG/AGUIRRE