000 FZNT24 KNHC 080825 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST WED NOV 08 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-081530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST WED NOV 08 2006 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL SE THROUGH STRAITS OF FL BY THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PRES 22N97W 1015 MB WILL SHIFT NE ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF TO NEAR 28N80W SUNRISE FRI. SLY RETURN FLOW DEVELOPS ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF THU WITH NEXT COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TX COAST LATE FRI NIGHT. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FL PANHANDLE TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE SAT THEN STALL ALONG 25N SAT NIGHT AND SUN. $$ GMZ080-081530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST WED NOV 08 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 5 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SLY 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E OF FRONT S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-081530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST WED NOV 08 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE 10 KT THU. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 93W AND 2 TO 3 FT E OF 93W. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 15 TO 20 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT N OF FRONT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL W OF 94W AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF 94W. $$ GMZ084-081530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST WED NOV 08 2006 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 25N THU AND NE TO E 10 KT S OF 25N THU. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT S OF 25N AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 25N THU. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 26N E OF 87W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE TO S 10 KT FRI. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 26N W OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N OF 24N E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. NW OF FRONT WINDS SHIFTING TO NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT EARLY...THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT. .SUN...N OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-081530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST WED NOV 08 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N THU NIGHT AND N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N THU NIGHT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N IN THE AFTERNOON THEN SHIFTING TO NE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT N OF FRONT. .SUN...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG 25N. $$ FORECASTER NELSON