000 FZNT24 KNHC 241510 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT TUE OCT 24 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-242130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT TUE OCT 24 2006 .SYNOPSIS...FRONTAL REMNANTS OVER THE SW WATERS WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH THU. HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER NE TX WILL SHIFT E ACROSS SE UNITED STATES AND OFF S CAROLINA COAST INTO ATLC THU MORNING. SLY RETURN FLOW W OF 93W LATE TUE NIGHT WILL SPREAD E COVERING ALL WATERS BY MIDDAY THU. SECOND COLD FRONT MOVES OFF TX COAST THU NIGHT AND MOVES RAPIDLY ACROSS GULF FRI AND SE OF AREA LATE SAT. WEAK RIDGE BUILDS E ALONG 29N SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN. $$ GMZ080-242130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT TUE OCT 24 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 28N E OF 95W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND COLD FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT LATE. $$ GMZ082-242130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT TUE OCT 24 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SW OF TROUGH NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. NE OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .WED...SW OF TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. NE OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH. .WED NIGHT...S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. N OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU...S OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. N OF 22N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. $$ GMZ084-242130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT TUE OCT 24 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 28N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 28N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT EARLY FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ086-242130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT TUE OCT 24 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON