000 FZNT24 KNHC 020235 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST FRI DEC 01 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-020330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST FRI DEC 01 2006 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM N FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA AND WILL STALL FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO YUCATAN SAT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH AS THE FRONT STALLS AND WEAKENS. HOWEVER...REINFORCING HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS STATES ON SUN. THIS WILL RESULT IN INCREASED WINDS SUN AND MON...WITH WINDS TO GALE FORCE OVER THE WESTERN GULF BY LATE SUN. WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TUE AS HIGH PRES TO THE N WEAKENS AND SHIFTS E. $$ GMZ080-020330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST FRI DEC 01 2006 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE SUN AND SUN NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 27N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT BY EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT BY EVENING. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EARLY DECREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT...THEN 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 27N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-020330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST FRI DEC 01 2006 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUN THROUGH MON... .TONIGHT...S OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 23N E OF 95W. .SAT...S OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 22N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST S. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT NE 10 TO 15 KT S OF 22N E OF 94W. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT 35 TO 45 KT S OF 21N W OF 94W. WINDS DECREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST SW. SCATTERED SHOWERS BAY OF CAMPECHE. .TUE...S OF 23N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW 10 KT OR LESS S OF 22N W OF 94W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-020330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST FRI DEC 01 2006 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 25N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 25N W OF 86W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT THROUGHOUT...THEN DECREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-020330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST FRI DEC 01 2006 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 26N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. $$ FORECASTER BERG