000 FZNT24 KNHC 071529 AAA OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 07 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-072130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 07 2006 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH OVER SW GULF DISSIPATE SUN. COLD FRONT OVER N GULF WATERS MOVE S THIS AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN SUN. HIGH PRES N OF FRONT SHIFT E ACROSS SE UNITED STATES THROUGH WED. WIND SHIFT S WED AND INCREASE LATE WED AHEAD OF OF COLD FRONT ENTERING GULF LATE WITH STRONG N WIND. $$ GMZ080-072130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 07 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT W PART TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILD TO 4 FT W PART TUE NIGHT. .WED...S WINDS BECOME SW AND INCREASE TO 20 KT AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 8 FT BY LATE WED. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF FRONT. $$ GMZ082-072130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 07 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 22N N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 22N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 22N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ GMZ084-072130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 07 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 28N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NW PART WED NIGHT. $$ GMZ086-072130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 07 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS SHIFT S WED AND INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT TUE BUILD TO 7 FT LATE WED NIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS DEVELOPING LATE WED N OF 29N. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES