000 FZNT24 KNHC 042056 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT FRI AUG 04 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-050330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT FRI AUG 04 2006 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION CHRIS WELL EAST OF AREA IS FORECAST TO MOVE W ALONG THE NORTH COAST OF CUBA AND AFFECT THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATE SAT NIGHT AND CROSS THE EASTERN GULF SUN AND SUN NIGHT THEN STRENGTHEN TO A TROPICAL STORM AND MOVE CROSS CENTRAL GULF MON AND THE WEST GULF TUE. OTHERWISE RIDGE ALONG 29N WILL CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH WED. $$ GMZ080-050330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT FRI AUG 04 2006 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE MON THROUGH WED... .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W OF 93W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITH TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS S OF 27N E OF 91W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL INCREASING LATE. NUMEROUS SQUALL NEAR CHRIS. .TUE AND WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 27N. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS NEAR CHRIS. $$ GMZ082-050330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT FRI AUG 04 2006 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE MON THROUGH WED... .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 93W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITH TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 23N E OF 92W LATE. SEAS 4 FT INCREASING LATE MON NEAR CHRIS. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR CHRIS. .TUE AND WED...TROPICAL STROM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 24N. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 22N ELY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 23N. $$ GMZ084-050330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT FRI AUG 04 2006 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE SUN AND MON... .TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT AND TO TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS FROM 23N TO 26N LATE SUN. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILD 6 TO 8 FT LATE AND HIGHER NEAR CHRIS. SCATTERED TSTMS WITH NUMEROUS SQUALLS NEAR CHRIS. .MON...FROM 23N TO 26N TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. S OF 23N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILD TO 15 FT NEAR CHRIS. N OF 26N E WINDS 20 KT INCREASE 20 TO TO 33 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 26N. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS DECREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS DIMINISHING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-050330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT FRI AUG 04 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 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 NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AND TO 20 TO 30 KT FLORIDA STRAITS LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 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 AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 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...S OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT DECREASING TO 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED S OF 26N .TUE AND WED...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER LL