000 FZNT24 KNHC 182045 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST SAT NOV 18 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-190330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM 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. $$ GMZ080-190330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST SAT NOV 18 2006 .TONIGHT...E OF 92W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 92W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 28N AND 8 TO 12 FT S OF 28N IN N SWELL. .MON NIGHT...E OF 93W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. W OF 93W N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 28N SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. .WED AND THU...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 T 5 FT THU. $$ GMZ082-190330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST SAT NOV 18 2006 .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. 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. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT WITH 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 E WINDS 10 TO 15 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. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-190330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST SAT NOV 18 2006 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT N OF 28N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE TONIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. .WED...S OF 27N NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF 28N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL S OF 28N. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 24N...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. $$ GMZ086-190330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST SAT NOV 18 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT TUE. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT BY TUE. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NLY SWELL. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN