000 FZNT24 KNHC 011521 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST FRI DEC 01 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-011530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST FRI DEC 01 2006 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE NEAR 30N85W TO THE MEXICAN COAST NEAR 19N93W. THE FRONT MOVE E AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND NEAR 30N84W TO MEXICAN COAST NEAR 19N92W BY THIS EVENING. WINDS AND SEAS BEHIND THE FRONT ARE GRADUALLY SUBSIDING THIS MORNING...ALTHOUGH GALE FORCE WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE OVER THE SOUTHERN BAY OF CAMPECHE INTO THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH AS THE FRONT GRADUALLY STALLS FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA ON SAT. REINFORCING HIGH PRES BUILDING TO THE N ON SUN WILL RESULT IN INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS BY LATE SUN...WITH GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED OVER THE WESTERN GULF SUN NIGHT AND MON. WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE ON TUE AS THE HIGH PRES WEAKENS AND SHIFTS E. $$ GMZ080-011530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST FRI DEC 01 2006 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUN NIGHT AND MON... .THIS AFTERNOON...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT EARLY SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT...AND UP TO 35 KT S OF 26N W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ082-011530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST FRI DEC 01 2006 ...GALE WARNING EARLY AFTERNOON S OF 21N... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUN NIGHT AND MON... .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 21N N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. N OF 21N N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND SAT...S OF 22N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT SAT. N OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SAT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 18 FT MON. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...S OF 23N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 23N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ084-011530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST FRI DEC 01 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 24N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ086-011530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST FRI DEC 01 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 25N. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NW 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. .SAT NIGHT...STRAITS OF FLORIDA E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .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. .MON...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN