000 FZNT24 KNHC 041433 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST MON DEC 04 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-042130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST MON DEC 04 2006 .SYNOPSIS...1043 MB HIGH PRES OVER S TEXAS AND NE MEXICO WILL SHIFT E ACROSS THE NRN GULF AND DEEP SOUTH TODAY THROUGH TUE...AND INTO THE WESTERN ATLC WED. COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 26N82W TO 24N88W TO 19N92W WILL MOVE TO A POSITION FROM SOUTHERN FLORIDA TO THE NORTHERN YUCATAN TUE THEN STALL AS THE HIGH TO N SHIFTS E...ALLOWING WINDS AND SEAS TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THU. THE NEXT FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NRN GULF LATE THU...FOLLOWED BY INCREASED WINDS AND SEAS THROUGH SAT. GALE CONDITIONS ARE AGAIN EXPECTED IN THE FAR SW GULF BY FRI. $$ GMZ080-042130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST MON DEC 04 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ082-042130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST MON DEC 04 2006 ...GALE WARNING W OF 94W... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI... .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 22N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE...S OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 21N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...S OF 21N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...W OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE 10 KT LATE. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT N OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. .FRI...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT W OF 94W LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ084-042130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST MON DEC 04 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TONIGHT...S OF 23N NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. N OF 23N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL ENTIRE AREA. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED. .THU...N OF 25N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ086-042130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST MON DEC 04 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BY EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN