000 FZNT24 KNHC 302100 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST THU NOV 30 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-010330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST THU NOV 30 2006 .SYNOPSIS...A POWERFUL COLD FRONT IS EMERGING OFF THE TEXAS COAST THIS AFTERNOON...FOLLOWED BY GALE FORCE WINDS THAT WILL SPREAD OVER MOST OF THE WESTERN GULF TONIGHT AND EARLY FRI MORNING. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM NEAR 29N91W TO 21N97W THIS EVENING...30N85W TO 18N95W FRI MORNING...AND STALL FROM 27N83W TO 21N88W FRI NIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SLIGHTLY LATE FRI AND 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. $$ GMZ080-010330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST THU NOV 30 2006 ...GALE WARNING W OF FRONT... .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW AND INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT EARLY SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ082-010330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST THU NOV 30 2006 ...GALE WARNING W OF FRONT... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 94W SUN AND MON... .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW TO N INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 21N N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 21N NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT SAT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE N OF 21N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N. .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. .TUE...N OF 23N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 23N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ084-010330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST THU NOV 30 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITH E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 24N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ086-010330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST THU NOV 30 2006 .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 9 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 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. .SAT NIGHT...STRAITS OF FLORIDA E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .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 INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN