000 FZNT24 KNHC 272106 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT SUN AUG 27 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-280330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT SUN AUG 27 2006 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 27N MOVE TO ALONG 29N MON THEN WEAKEN WED. HURRICANE ERNESTO CURRENTLY IN CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FORECAST TO MOVE OVER CUBA MON THROUGH EARLY TUE INTO STRAITS OF FLORIDA TUE AFTERNOON IN SE GULF WED AND INLAND OVER N FLORIDA LATE THU. $$ GMZ080-280330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT SUN AUG 27 2006 .TONIGHT AND MON...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 2 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-280330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT SUN AUG 27 2006 .TONIGHT AND MON...E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ084-280330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT SUN AUG 27 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 25N. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED....E OF 87W NLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 87W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 87W. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-280330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT SUN AUG 27 2006 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUE THROUGH THU... .TONIGHT AND MON...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N ELY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 25N. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE S OF 28N. .WED AND THU...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 23N. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS N OF 24N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N. .FRI...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS