000 FZNT24 KNHC 182047 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT TUE JUL 18 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-190330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT TUE JUL 18 2006 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE WILL EXTEND E TO W ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH SAT. WEAK TROUGH WILL APPROACH THE TEXAS COAST SUN. Z080-190330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT TUE JUL 18 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N 27N TODAY. .FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-190330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT TUE JUL 18 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 21N E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 21N. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-190330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT TUE JUL 18 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 1O KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-190330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT TUE JUL 18 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS