000 FZNT24 KNHC 021450 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST SAT DEC 02 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-022130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST SAT DEC 02 2006 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM N CENTRAL FLORIDA SW TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE SUN NIGHT AS WINDS AND SEAS DECREASE OVER MUCH OF THE GULF THROUGH SUN MORNING. REINFORCING HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS STATES SUN PUSHING THE STATIONARY FRONT E OF THE AREA AS A COLD FRONT LATE SUN NIGHT INTO EARLY MON MORNING. STRONG GRADIENT BETWEEN THE HIGH AND FRONT WILL ONCE AGAIN RESULT IN INCREASING WINDS AND RAPIDLY BUILDING SEAS SUN OVER THE WESTERN GULF...THEN ACROSS REMAINDER OF GULF MON AND TUE. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH GALE FORCE OVER THE SW GULF BY SUN AFTERNOON. WINDS AND SEAS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE TUE AND WED AS HIGH PRES TO THE N WEAKENS AND SHIFTS E. $$ GMZ080-022130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST SAT DEC 02 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT AND BECOMING GUSTY IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT...THEN TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT MON NIGHT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 27N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-022130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST SAT DEC 02 2006 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUN THROUGH MON... .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 22N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT NE 10 TO 15 KT S OF 22N E OF 94W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 22N W OF 95W AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF 95W...AND 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL N OF 22N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS MAINLY E PART OF BAY OF CAMPECHE. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT 35 TO 45 KT S OF 21N W OF 94W. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST SW. SCATTERED SHOWERS BAY OF CAMPECHE. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW 10 KT OR LESS S OF 22N W OF 94W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-022130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST SAT DEC 02 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 25N W OF 86W LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT MON. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-022130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST SAT DEC 02 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT AND SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 KT SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG AND NEAR FRONT...THEN S OF 25N SUN. .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...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL/AGUIRRE