000 FZNT24 KNHC 200320 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EDT TUE SEP 19 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-200930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM EDT TUE SEP 19 2006 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM PENSACOLA FLORIDA TO 27N91W THEN TO WEAK LOW PRES NEAR 26N96W 1015 MB REACH FROM N FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE TONIGHT. LOW PRES BECOME ABSORBED BY FRONT WED MORNING. FRONT EXTEND FROM SW FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE WED NIGHT...AND WEAKEN OVER STRAITS OF FLORIDA EARLY THU MORNING AS IT MOVES E OF GULF. ATLC RIDGE BUILD ACROSS N GULF FRI THROUGH SUN. $$ GMZ080-200930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM EDT TUE SEP 19 2006 .TONIGHT AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS SE PART TONIGHT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SE TO S 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASE TO 10 KT SAT AND SUN. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT SAT AND SUN. $$ GMZ082-200930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM EDT TUE SEP 19 2006 .TONIGHT AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N 10 KT OR LESS W OF 95W WED. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT BECOME SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS INCREASE TO 15 KT LATE THU AND TO 20 KT FRI AND SAT. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 7 FT FRI AND SAT. $$ GMZ084-200930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM EDT TUE SEP 19 2006 .TONIGHT AND WED...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASE TO 10 KT WED. SEAS 5 FT ABATE TO 3 FT WED. S OF FRONT TO 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM SE OF FRONT. .WED NIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WIND DECREASE TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-200930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM EDT TUE SEP 19 2006 .TONIGHT AND WED...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT BECOME E 10 KT FRI. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES