000 FZNT24 KNHC 190845 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST SUN NOV 19 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-191530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST SUN NOV 19 2006 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES OVER E TEXAS WITH RIDGE SE ACROSS THE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS AND LOW SEAS OVER MUCH OF THE GULF THROUGH THIS MORNING. A DRY REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT FOLLOWED BY STRONGER HIGH PRESSURE. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR STRONG N WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS TO OCCUR ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH TUE. AS THE HIGH CENTER MOVES CLOSER TO THE NW GULF TUE...WINDS AND SEAS THERE DIMINISH AND CONTINUE TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF GULF LATE TUE INTO THU AS THE HIGH SLIDES ENE OVER THE SOUTHERN STATES. $$ GMZ080-191530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST SUN NOV 19 2006 .TODAY...W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT AND MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 28N AND 8 TO 12 FT S OF 28N IN N SWELL. .MON NIGHT...E OF 93W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. W OF 93W N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 28N SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. .WED AND THU...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT THU. E OF 94W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 T 5 FT THU. $$ GMZ082-191530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST SUN NOV 19 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT E OF 94W TONIGHT. .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. $$ GMZ084-191530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST SUN NOV 19 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT EARLY MON ...THEN BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT THROUGH TUE. .WED...S OF 27N NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL S OF 28N...AND SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF 28N .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 24N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N. $$ GMZ086-191530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST SUN NOV 19 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT GUSTY S OF 25N TUE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT S OF 27N AND 8 TO 10 FT N OF 27N TUE. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT N OF 26N LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL S OF 26N SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE...SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 26N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N LATE. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NLY SWELL S OF 26N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE