000 FZNT24 KNHC 120758 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT THU OCT 12 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-121530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT THU OCT 12 2006 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT 30N87W TO 26N95W WILL MOVE TO THE ERN GULF FRI. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE NW GULF COAST FRI AND TO SE GULF SAT. THE FRONT WILL BACK UP W OF 90W AS WEAK HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OFF THE SE COAST SUN. INCREASING SLY WINDS SUN AND MON AS PRESSURES FALL OVER ERN TX. $$ GMZ080-121530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT THU OCT 12 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N OF COLD FRONT NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF COLD FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN...N OF WARM FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS WITH FRONT. .MON...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ GMZ082-121530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT THU OCT 12 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ084-121530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT THU OCT 12 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...N COLD FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF COLD FRONT S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS WITH FRONT. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS FROM 23N TO 27N. .SAT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS FROM 23N TO 26N. .SUN...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 26N. .MON...N OF 27N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N. $$ GMZ086-121530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT THU OCT 12 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO NW 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...N OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 25N. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. $$ FORECASTER RRG