000 FZNT24 KNHC 172146 RRA OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...RETRANSMITTED NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST FRI NOV 17 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-180330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST FRI NOV 17 2006 .SYNOPSIS...1019 MB HIGH PRES OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY IS MAINTAINING LIGHT TO MODERATE N TO NW FLOW OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON. MODERATE TO FRESH N WINDS CONTINUE OVER THE SE GULF...BUT WILL SUBSIDE THROUGH THE NIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE AREA. WINDS AND SEAS WILL START TO INCREASE ON SUN ACROSS THE GULF AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA...BRINGING STRONG NLY WINDS TO THE AREA EARLY NEXT WEEK. WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE OVER THE WRN GULF THROUGH MID WEEK AS HIGH PRES OVER TEXAS BUILDS E. $$ GMZ080-180330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST FRI NOV 17 2006 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF 93W AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF 93W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN NIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 28N AND 8 TO 12 FT S OF 28 N IN N SWELL. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 28N SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-180330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST FRI NOV 17 2006 .TONIGHT...E OF 94W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E OF 95W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF 93W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ084-180330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST FRI NOV 17 2006 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 25N SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL...AND 2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE MON. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. $$ GMZ086-180330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST FRI NOV 17 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE MON. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN