000 FZNT24 KNHC 112127 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT SUN JUN 11 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-120330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT SUN JUN 11 2006 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO NEAR 24.5N 87.8W 1004 MB AT 4 PM CDT MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. ALBERTO WILL STRENGTHEN SLIGHTLY AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 25.4N 87.7W LATE TONIGHT...TO NEAR 26.5N 87.0W MON AFTERNOON...NEAR 27.8N 85.4W LATE MON NIGHT...THEN WEAKEN SLIGHTLY AS IT APPROACHES NORTHERN FLORIDA NEAR 29.0N 85.4W TUE AFTERNOON. ALBERTO IS FORECAST TO MOVE INLAND ACROSS NORTHERN FLORIDA TUE NIGHT AND EMERGE INTO THE NW PART OF THE SW ATLC EARLY TUE. A TROUGH WILL EXTEND SW OF THE TROPICAL STORM FROM THE BIG BEND OF FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TUE AND TUE NIGHT THEN LIFT N AND DISSIPATE WED. WEAK HIGH PRES IS EXPECTED TO BUILD ACROSS THE GULF THU AND FRI WITH LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS OVER THE MIDDLE AND E GULF INTO FRI. $$ GMZ080-120330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT SUN JUN 11 2006 .TONIGHT AND MON...E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS N OF 28N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E OF 93W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT TUE AND TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-120330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT SUN JUN 11 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 22N E OF 92W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS BAY OF CAMPECHE. $$ GMZ084-120330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT SUN JUN 11 2006 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 22N E OF 88W... .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 200 NM NE QUADRANT AND 150 NM SE QUADRANT OF CENTER...WITH HIGHEST WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 250 NM E SEMICIRCLE...WITH HIGHEST SEAS 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN SQUALLS E OF 88W. .TUE...N OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF TROUGH SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .TUE NIGHT...N OF TROUGH N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. S OF TROUGH SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT ENTIRE AREA. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .WED THROUGH FRI...MAINLY S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-120330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT SUN JUN 11 2006 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 24N... .TONIGHT AND MON...FROM 24N TO 27N W OF 84W SE TO S WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 12 FT. N OF 28N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT MON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT MON. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN SQUALLS SPREADING NE. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 200 NM NE QUADRANT AND 150 NM SE QUADRANT OF CENTER DECREASING TO 150 NM NE QUADRANT AND 100 NM SE QUADRANT TUE...WITH HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT DECREASING TO 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT TUE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 E SEMICIRCLE...WITH HIGHEST SEAS 17 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON TUE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON TUE. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN SQUALLS. .TUE NIGHT...N OF TROUGH N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF TROUGH SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF TROUGH. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART. .THU AND FRI...SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE