000 FZNT24 KNHC 162044 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST THU NOV 16 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-170330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST THU NOV 16 2006 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES IS BUILDING ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING E THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...RESULTING IN WINDS AND SEAS GRADUALLY SUBSIDING THROUGH TONIGHT. RESIDUAL LARGE SWELL OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF WATERS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THROUGH FRI. A REINFORCING FRONT WILL PUSH INTO NORTHERN GULF WATERS ON SUN AND THROUGH THE GULF ON MON...WITH WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE BEHIND THE FRONT SUN AND MON. $$ GMZ080-170330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST THU NOV 16 2006 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 28N AND 8 TO 12 FT S OF 28 N IN N SWELL. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 28N SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ082-170330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST THU NOV 16 2006 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ084-170330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST THU NOV 16 2006 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 28N SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 28N SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 23N THIS EVENING. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 28N SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. $$ GMZ086-170330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST THU NOV 16 2006 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N AND 5 TO 7 IN N SWELL S OF 27N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN