000 FZNT24 KNHC 041450 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT FRI AUG 04 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-042130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT FRI AUG 04 2006 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION CHRIS WELL E OF AREA FORECAST TO MOVE W JUST N OF CUBA AND STRENGTHEN TO A TROPICAL STORM LATE TONIGHT AND ENTER STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATE SAT NIGHT AND CROSS ERN GULF SUN AND SUN NIGHT AND MOVE CROSS CENTRAL GULF MON. CHRIS EXPECTED TO REACH WRN GULF LATE MON NIGHT AND TUE. ELSEWHERE RIDGE ALONG 29N CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH TUE. $$ GMZ080-042130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT FRI AUG 04 2006 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE MON AND TUE... .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...W OF 93W E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 26N E OF 92W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL INCREASING LATE. NUMEROUS SQUALL NEAR CHRIS. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 27N. ELSEWHERE E OF 95W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS E OF 93W. $$ GMZ082-042130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT FRI AUG 04 2006 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE MON AND TUE... .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 23N E OF 92W LATE MON. SEAS 4 FT INCREASING LATE MON NEAR CHRIS. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TUE...TROPICAL STROM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 23N E OF 93W. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 94W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA ELY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 23N. $$ GMZ084-042130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT FRI AUG 04 2006 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE SUN... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS FROM 23N TO 26N LATE SUN. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILD 6 TO 8 FT LATE AND HIGHER NEAR CHRIS. ISOLATED TSTMS BECOMING SCATTERED LATE. .MON...FROM 23N TO 26N TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. S OF 23N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILD TO 15 FT NEAR CHRIS. N OF 26N E WINDS 20 KT INCREASE 20 TO TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 26N. .TUE...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-042130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT FRI AUG 04 2006 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUN... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N OF 27N S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S OF 26N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS S OF 26N. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 25N. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS S OF 26N. .MON...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 25 KT DECREASE TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED TO TSTMS S OF 26N .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER LL