000 FZNT24 KNHC 130259 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT MON JUN 12 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-130930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT MON JUN 12 2006 .SYNOPSIS...T.S. ALBERTO AT 28.4N 84.6W 995 MB AT 10 PM CDT MOVING NE OR 040 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. ALBERTO EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN TO A HURRICANE BY EARLY TUE NEAR 29.5N 83.7W...THEN CONTINUE TO MOVE NE OVER SOUTHEAST GEORGIA TUE NIGHT. TROUGH EXTENDS SW OF ALBERTO ACROSS BIG BEND OF FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA THROUGH TUE NIGHT AND WILL MOVE N AND DISSIPATE WED. WEAK HIGH PRES REBUILDS ACROSS GULF THU AND STRENGTHENS NORTH OF THE AREA FRI AND SAT. $$ GMZ080-130930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT MON JUN 12 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E OF 93W NLY WINDS 15 KT DECREASE TO NLY 10 KT DURING TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOME N 10 KT TUE AND TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT OR LESS WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-130930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT MON JUN 12 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DECREASING TO N 10 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 95W NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...ELY WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-130930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT MON JUN 12 2006 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 25N E OF 87W... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 200 NM NE QUADRANT AND 150 NM SE QUADRANT AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT...WITH HIGHEST WINDS 60 GUSTS 75 KT INCREASE TO HURRICANE WITH WINDS 65 GUSTS 80 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 250 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 200 NM NW QUADRANT...WITH HIGHEST SEAS 17 FT INCREASING TO 21 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS IN SQUALLS E OF 87W. .TUE...N OF TROUGH NE WINDS 15 KT EARLY THEN DECREASE TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF TROUGH SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .TUE NIGHT...N OF TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. S OF TROUGH SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT ENTIRE AREA. ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .WED THROUGH FRI...SLY WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-130930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT MON JUN 12 2006 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 27N... .TONIGHT AND TUE...N OF 25N TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 200 NM NE QUADRANT AND 150 NM SE QUADRANT OF CENTER...WITH HIGHEST WINDS 60 GUSTS 75 KT INCREASE TO HURRICANE WITH WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT EARLY TUE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 250 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 200 NM NW QUADRANT...WITH HIGHEST SEAS 17 FT INCREASING TO 21 FT EARLY TUE. CONDITIONS IMPROVE TUE AFTERNOON. S OF 25N SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT TONIGHT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN SQUALLS N OF 25N. .TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N W WINDS DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT DECREASING TO 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT DECREASING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT DECREASING TO 2 TO 4 FT WED NIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS S PART. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER LL/FT