000 FZNT24 KNHC 012056 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST FRI DEC 01 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-012130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST FRI DEC 01 2006 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA NEAR 29N83W TO BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 19N92W. THE FRONT WILL SLOW AS IT MOVES E TONIGHT...THEN STALL FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO YUCATAN TOMORROW. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH AS THE FRONT STALLS AND WEAKENS. HOWEVER...REINFORCING HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS STATES ON SUN. THIS WILL RESULT IN INCREASED WINDS SUN AND MON...WITH WINDS TO GALE FORCE OVER THE WESTERN GULF BY LATE SUN. WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TUE AS HIGH PRES TO THE N WEAKENS AND SHIFTS E. $$ GMZ080-012130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST FRI DEC 01 2006 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUN NIGHT AND MON... .TONIGHT...S OF 26N E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 28N EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT...AND UP TO 35 KT S OF 26N W OF 95W SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 T0 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ082-012130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST FRI DEC 01 2006 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUN NIGHT AND MON... .TONIGHT...S OF 22N N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SUBSIDING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SAT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 20N W OF 93W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH 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 DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 23N NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-012130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST FRI DEC 01 2006 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 24N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N AND 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL S OF 25N. $$ GMZ086-012130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST FRI DEC 01 2006 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 26N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN