000 FZNT24 KNHC 081409 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 08 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-082130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 08 2006 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH OVER SW GULF ALONG 95W FROM 21N TO 28N DISSIPATES TONIGHT. COLD FRONT OVER N GULF FROM 27N83W TO 28N92W WILL WEAKEN MON. HIGH PRES N OF FRONT SHIFT E ACROSS SE US THROUGH WED. WINDS SHIFT TO S WED AND INCREASE LATE WED AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT ENTERING GULF THU WITH STRONG GUSTY N WINDS AND INCREASING SEAS. $$ GMZ080-082130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 08 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. E OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR COAST. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT W PART TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILD 3 TO 5 FT W PART TUE NIGHT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT BY LATE WED. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF FRONT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG AND S OF FRONT. $$ GMZ082-082130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 08 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 93W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 22N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS INCREASING 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS LATE WED. .THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N 25 KT AND GUSTY LATE BEHIND A COLD FRONT. SEAS INCREASING 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. $$ GMZ084-082130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 08 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 27N S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NW PART WED NIGHT. .THU...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY BEHIND A COLD FRONT. SEAS INCREASING 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ086-082130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 08 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS SHIFTING TO S AND SW WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS DEVELOPING LATE WED N OF 29N. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. SEAS INCREASING 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. WINDS SHIFTING TO NW TO N 25 KT AND GUSTY LATE THU NIGHT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE THU NIGHT BEHIND FRONT. $$ FORECASTER RRG/COBB