000 FZNT24 KNHC 220851 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT FRI SEP 22 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-221530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT FRI SEP 22 2006 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE N GULF THROUGH SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST SUN MORNING AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 23N97W MON AND FROM N CENTRAL FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD BEHIND THE FRONT INTO THE NW GULF LATE MON AND TUE. $$ GMZ080-221530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT FRI SEP 22 2006 .TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 94W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF 94W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-221530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT FRI SEP 22 2006 .TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N OF 22N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-221530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT FRI SEP 22 2006 .TODAY THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...N OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-221530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT FRI SEP 22 2006 .TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N OF FRONT NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS