000 FZNT24 KNHC 080320 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST TUE NOV 07 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-080930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST TUE NOV 07 2006 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM TAMPA FLORIDA SW TO ACROSS THE NORTHERN YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL QUICKLY MOVE SE TONIGHT EXITING THE GULF WED MORNING. WEAK HIGH PRES CENTER MOVE ACROSS THE GULF FROM THE W THROUGH THU NIGHT AND PASS ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA FRI. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR SLY RETURN FLOW TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT WHICH IS FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NE MEXICO LATE SAT THEN WEAKEN RAPIDLY OVER THE EXTREME SE WATERS SUN AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS SE ACROSS THE N GULF IN ITS WAKE. $$ GMZ080-080930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST TUE NOV 07 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SLY 10 TO 15 KT WED AND WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E OF FRONT S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-080930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST TUE NOV 07 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 95W WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 22N AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 22N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY S OF 21N. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE 10 KT THU. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 93W AND 2 TO 3 FT E OF 93W. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING NE AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT N OF FRONT LATE. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL W OF 94W AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF 94W. $$ GMZ084-080930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST TUE NOV 07 2006 .TONIGHT AND WED...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT WED. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS N OF 25N THU AND NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT S OF 25N THU. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT S OF 25N AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 25N THU. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 26N E OF 87W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE TO S 10 KT FRI. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 26N W OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...SE OF FRONT TO 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. NW OF FRONT WINDS SHIFTING TO NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT EARLY... THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT. .SUN...N OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-080930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST TUE NOV 07 2006 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N THU NIGHT AND N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N THU NIGHT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS SE PART. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE