000 FZNT24 KNHC 260850 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT THU OCT 26 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-261530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT THU OCT 26 2006 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ACROSS GULF FROM NW FL TO SE TX WEAKEN AND MOVE E AS COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY FRI. FRONT MOVES TO NW FL TO BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE FRI FROM CENTRAL FL TO YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY SAT THEN MOVE SE THROUGH STRAITS OF FLORIDA SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRES SHIFT E ACROSS SE UNITED STATES IN WAKE OF FRONT SUN AND MON. $$ GMZ080-261530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT THU OCT 26 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT EARLY BECOME NE 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-261530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT THU OCT 26 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 22N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILD 8 TO 11 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT SUBSIDE TO 8 FT LATE SAT NIGHT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME E 10 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDE 3 TO 4 FT LATE SUN NIGHT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-261530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT THU OCT 26 2006 .TODAY...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT N OF 27N AND 5 FT S OF 27N. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-261530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT THU OCT 26 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME S 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS