000 FZNT24 KNHC 141428 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST TUE NOV 14 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-142130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST TUE NOV 14 2006 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRESS OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE E. STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TX COAST EARLY WED. SLY WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT INCREASE TO GALE FORCE WED WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO NW AND BUILD TO GALE FORCE BEHIND THE FRONT WED AND WED NIGHT OVER THE W GULF. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 21N97W WED AFTERNOON AND FROM TAMPA BAY TO YUCATAN CHANNEL EARLY THU AND E OF THE AREA FRI. HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ GMZ080-142130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST TUE NOV 14 2006 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED WED... .THIS AFTERNOON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS DEVELOPING. .WED...W OF FRONT NW WINDS INCREASING 25 TO 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .THU...W OF 95W N WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT LATE. E OF 95W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE NLY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING 2 TO 3 FT LATE FRI AND 1 TO 2 FT SAT. $$ GMZ082-142130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST TUE NOV 14 2006 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED WED AND WED NIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT N WINDS INCREASING 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 9 TO 12 FT WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .THU...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DECREASING 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING 7 TO 11 FT LATE. .FRI AND SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT LATE FRI AND SAT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT LATE FRI AND 2 TO 4 FT SAT. $$ GMZ084-142130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST TUE NOV 14 2006 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED WED... .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. WINDS SHIFTING NW 25 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT LATE. S OF 27N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING 20 TO 30 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT N OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG OF FRONT. .WED NIGHT...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-142130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST TUE NOV 14 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT..INCREASING 25 TO 30 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS DEVELOPING N OF 27N. .THU...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SEAS SLOWLY SUBSIDING LATE. .FRI AND SAT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT FLORIDA STRAITS SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 27N. SEAS SLOWLY SUBSIDING N OF 27N. $$ FORECASTER DGS/COBB