000 FZNT24 KNHC 222119 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT SUN OCT 22 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-230330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT SUN OCT 22 2006 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 30N85W TO 22N97W WILL MOVE E TO PSN 24N80W 18N96W AROUND SUNRISE MON AND MOVE SE OF AREA MON NIGHT. HIGH PRES OVER E TEXAS TONIGHT WILL SHIFT E ACROSS THE SE UNITED STATES AND OFFSHORE THE CAROLINAS THU AND NEAR BERMUDA SUNRISE FRI. A SECOND COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW WATERS THU REACHING FROM THE FL BIG BEND TO YUCATAN PENINSULA SUNRISE FRI AND OVER THE STRAITS OF FL FRI NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-230330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT SUN OCT 22 2006 .TONIGHT AND MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 28N AND 8 TO 12 FT S OF 28N. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N OF 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-230330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT SUN OCT 22 2006 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT AROUND SUNRISE MON. SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. E OF 95W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 24N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 24N. .THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT BRIEFLY THU NIGHT THEN NE 10 TO 15 KT FRI BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE FRI. $$ GMZ084-230330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT SUN OCT 22 2006 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 23N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 23N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .WED...N OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-230330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT SUN OCT 22 2006 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 24N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 26N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .WED...N OF 28N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT, .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO SW 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT AND NW 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT FRI NIGHT BEHIND FRONT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON