000 FZNT24 KNHC 301506 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST THU NOV 30 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-302130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST THU NOV 30 2006 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH SE WINDS CONTINUE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM NEAR 29N91W TO 25N94W TO 22N98W THIS EVENING...29N85W TO 19N95W FRI MORNING...AND STALL FROM 27N83W TO 21N88W FRI NIGHT. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE WESTERN GULF BEHIND THE FRONT INTO FRI. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SLIGHTLY SAT THEN INCREASE AGAIN ON SUN WITH A REINFORCING SHOT OF COLD AIR. GALE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN OVER THE SW GULF SUN AND MON. $$ GMZ080-302130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST THU NOV 30 2006 ...GALE WARNING W OF FRONT THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW AND INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT EARLY SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT MON. $$ GMZ082-302130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST THU NOV 30 2006 ...GALE WARNING W OF FRONT THIS AFTERNOON INTO FRI... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 94W SUN AND MON... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING N INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT W OF FRONT THU NIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE OF FRONT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT SAT. N OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT SAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART. .SUN AND MON...W OF 94W N WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 TO 18 FT MON. E OF 94W NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT MON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ GMZ084-302130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST THU NOV 30 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 25N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITH E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS. .FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N PART. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ GMZ086-302130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST THU NOV 30 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 26N...EXCEPT TO 10 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N PART LATE. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN