000 FZNT24 KNHC 151533 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST WED NOV 15 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-152130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST WED NOV 15 2006 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG SLY FLOW PERSISTS OVER THE NW GULF AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT EMERGING OFF THE TEXAS COAST. WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON TO NEAR GALE FORCE AHEAD OF THE FRONT...THEN SHIFT TO THE NW AND QUICKLY INCREASE TO GALE FORCE BEHIND THE FRONT TODAY AND TONIGHT OVER W GULF. FRONT WILL RAPIDLY REACH A PSN FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 19N95W EARLY TONIGHT AND MOVE E OF AREA THU EVENING. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT FRI THROUGH SUN WITH MODERATE N WINDS DIMINISHING SAT AND SUN. $$ GMZ080-152130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST WED NOV 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT SHIFTING NW AND INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT W OF THE COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT THIS MORNING...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 9 TO 12 FT W OF THE FRONT THIS AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE E OF COLD FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS DEVELOPING ALONG THE FRONT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .THU...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE. E OF 95W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS W PART LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 95W...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT W OF 95W LATE. .FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-152130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST WED NOV 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING NW TO N AND INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON W OF COLD FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY EARLY...DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL LATE. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT W OF 95W LATE. .FRI AND SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT FRI SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT SAT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-152130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST WED NOV 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING N OF 28N... .THIS AFTERNOON..N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF COLD FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT FROM 23N TO 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS DEVELOPING ALONG AND NEAR THE FRONT. .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .THU...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 25N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N AND DIMINISHING TO 10 KT FRI. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT FRI. S OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL FRI. .SAT AND SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 25N AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 25N. $$ GMZ086-152130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST WED NOV 15 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY IN THE AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON AND TO 8 TO 10 FT TONIGHT. S OF 27N 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FROM 25N TO 27N TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N ALONG FRONT. .THU...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N FRI. .SAT...S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 5 FT S OF 25N. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN