000 FZNT24 KNHC 260300 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT FRI AUG 25 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-260930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT FRI AUG 25 2006 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 26N THROUGH SAT THEN LIFT N TO ALONG 28N BY SUN AND TO 29N MON AND TUE AND WEAKEN ON WED. TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO CURRENTLY OVER THE E CARIBBEAN IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN AS A HURRICANE MON AND INTO THE FAR S CENTRAL GULF TUE AND INTO THE CENTRAL GULF WED. $$ GMZ080-260930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT FRI AUG 25 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-260930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT FRI AUG 25 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-260930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT FRI AUG 25 2006 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUE AND WED SE PART... .TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SE PART. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT LATE. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 24N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE S OF 28N. $$ GMZ086-260930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT FRI AUG 25 2006 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE TUE S PART... .TONIGHT... N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N ELY WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .TUE AND WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S PART. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 24N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE S OF 26N. $$ FORECASTER DGC/FET