000 FZNT24 KNHC 300242 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST WED NOV 29 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-300930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST WED NOV 29 2006 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH SE WINDS CONTINUE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST THU. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM NEAR 30N93W TO 23N98W BY THU EVENING...30N87W TO 18N95W FRI MORNING...30N83W TO 18N91W FRI EVENING...THEN STALL FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SAT MORNING. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE WESTERN GULF BEHIND THE FRONT INTO FRI. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SLIGHTLY ON SAT THEN INCREASE AGAIN ON SUN WITH A REINFORCING SHOT OF COLD AIR. GALE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN OVER THE SW GULF SUN AND MON. $$ GMZ080-300930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST WED NOV 29 2006 ...GALE WARNING W OF FRONT... .TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 27N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW AND INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT EARLY SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT MON. $$ GMZ082-300930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST WED NOV 29 2006 ...GALE WARNING W OF FRONT... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 94W SUN AND MON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 21N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING N AND INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT W OF FRONT THU NIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT. .FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE OF FRONT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT SAT. N OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT SAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART. .SUN AND MON...W OF 94W N WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 12 TO 18 FT MON. E OF 94W NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT MON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ GMZ084-300930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST WED NOV 29 2006 .TONIGHT AND THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N OF 25N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITH E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR AND E OF FRONT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N PART. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S PART. $$ GMZ086-300930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST WED NOV 29 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 26N...EXCEPT TO 10 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N PART LATE. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. $$ FORECASTER BERG