000 FZNT24 KNHC 010316 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT THU AUG 31 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-010930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT THU AUG 31 2006 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE SW TO 25N88W AND W TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS WILL BECOME A DIFFUSE STATIONARY FRONT ACROSS THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL GULF THROUGH SAT AND DISSIPATE SUN. HIGH PRES WILL BUILDING ACROSS THE GULF IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. $$ GMZ080-010930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT THU AUG 31 2006 .TONIGHT...E OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS N OF 27N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT ENTIRE AREA. $$ GMZ082-010930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT THU AUG 31 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 21N. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART SUN AND MON. $$ GMZ084-010930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT THU AUG 31 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT ENTIRE AREA. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 23N TO 25N W OF 88W. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-010930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT THU AUG 31 2006 .TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N. .FRI...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING LATE IN AFTERNOON. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT ENTIRE AREA. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS N OF 27N. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWER OR TSTMS S OF 25N. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE