000 FZNT24 KNHC 200848 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST MON NOV 20 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-201530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST MON NOV 20 2006 .SYNOPSIS...AN AREA OF STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD SE ACROSS THE GULF BRINGING INCREASING WINDS AND HIGHER SEAS OVER MUCH OF THE GULF THROUGH TUE. AS THE ASSOCIATED HIGH CENTER MOVES E TO NEAR THE NW TUE NIGHT AND WED...WINDS AND SEAS BEGIN TO SUBSIDE OVER THE W PART OF THE GULF. THE HIGH THEN SETTLES FURTHER INTO THE NW GULF THU AND FRI ALLOWING FOR WINDS AND SEAS TO SUBSIDE OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA WITH POSSIBLE LINGERING N SWELL NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. $$ GMZ080-201530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST MON NOV 20 2006 .TODAY...W OF 94W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E OF 93W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. W OF 93W N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE...W OF 95W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. BETWEEN 93W AND 95W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. E OF 95W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W OF 92W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 92W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .THU...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-201530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST MON NOV 20 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 95W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL TONIGHT. W OF 95W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN N AND NE SWELL THIS AFTERNOON AND TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL TONIGHT. .TUE...W OF 93W NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE NIGHT AND 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 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT ENTIRE AREA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-201530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST MON NOV 20 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING GUSTY TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT BUILDING 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL TONIGHT...HIGHEST S OF 25N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT GUSTY S OF 26N. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL S OF 26N AND 8 TO 12 FT N OF 26N. .WED...N OF 25N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST E AND SE PARTS. S OF 25N NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NLY SWELL. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 24N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 24N. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. $$ GMZ086-201530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST MON NOV 20 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT TONIGHT. S OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT TONIGHT...HIGHEST SEAS W OF 84W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT GUSTY TUE S OF 26N. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT TUE NIGHT. .WED...S OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 26N NW TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...N OF 25N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF 25N NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL DURING THE AFTERNOON. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N AND SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT N OF 25N. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE