000 FZNT24 KNHC 181524 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST SAT NOV 18 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-182130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST SAT NOV 18 2006 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES OVER LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY IS MAINTAINING LIGHT TO MODERATE NLY FLOW FOR ALL BUT THE SE SECTORS OF THE GULF OF MEXICO...WHERE MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS PERSIST. A STRONG SURGE OF COLD AIR IS PUSHING THROUGH THE DEEP SOUTH...AND WILL BRING INCREASED WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS TO THE GULF WATERS STARTING EARLY SUN. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE GULF THROUGH MID WEEK...WITH WINDS AND SEAS GRADUALLY DIMINISHING FROM W TO E STARTING WED. $$ GMZ080-182130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST SAT NOV 18 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 92W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 92W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON AND INTO SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF 94W AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 94W. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 28N AND 8 TO 12 FT S OF 28N IN N SWELL. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 28N SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-182130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST SAT NOV 18 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN AFTERNOON INTO SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT E OF 94W SUN NIGHT. .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. $$ GMZ084-182130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST SAT NOV 18 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT N OF 28N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE TONIGHT...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE MON N OF 28N...THEN DECREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. .WED...S OF 27N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ086-182130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST SAT NOV 18 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. .MON THROUGH WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT TUE N OF 25N AND DECREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WED. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT TUE AND WED. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN