000 FZNT24 KNHC 152140 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST WED NOV 15 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-160330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST WED NOV 15 2006 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR 29N90W TO 21N98W. FRONT WILL MOVE SE ACROSS GULF OF MEXICO TONIGHT. STRONG SW FLOW AHEAD OF FRONT. NW WINDS REACHING GALE FORCE BEHIND FRONT OVER WESTERN GULF. WINDS DECREASE ON THU AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE GULF. RESIDUAL LARGE SWELL WILL PERSIST OVER SRN GULF WATERS INTO FRI THEN SUBSIDE. LIGHT TO MODERATE NE FLOW WILL DOMINATE GULF UNDER HIGH PRES THIS WEEKEND. NE FLOW WILL INCREASE SLIGHTLY LATE SUN/EARLY MON OVER NE GULF AS TROUGH MOVES N OF AREA. $$ GMZ080-160330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST WED NOV 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT DECREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTERNOON. W OF 93 W SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 93W SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. S OF 27N E OF 94W SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-160330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST WED NOV 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING W OF 94W THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...W OF 94W W OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 30 INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT BY EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW WINDS 2O TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT THIS EVENING SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY EARLY...DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL LATE. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT W OF 95W LATE. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT FRI SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT SAT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-160330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST WED NOV 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING N OF 28N THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF THE FRONT NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT INCREASING TO 8 TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 28 N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 28N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT INCREASING TO 6 TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT. .THU...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE. .THU NIGHT...N OF 25N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 23N TO 27 N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 23N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 26N N WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-160330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST WED NOV 15 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOMING W TO NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW TO W 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT INCREASING TO 6 TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N ALONG FRONT. .THU...NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N FRI. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 5 FT S OF 25N. .MON...N OF 27N NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN