000 FZNT24 KNHC 030815 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST SUN DEC 3 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-031530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST SUN DEC 3 2006 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM N CENTRAL FLORIDA SW TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. REINFORCING HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS STATES SUN PUSHING THE FRONT E OF THE AREA TONIGHT INTO EARLY MON. STRONG GRADIENT BETWEEN THE HIGH AND FRONT WILL RESULT IN INCREASING WINDS AND RAPIDLY BUILDING SEAS OVER THE WESTERN GULF TODAY...THEN ACROSS REMAINDER OF GULF MON AND TUE. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH GALE FORCE OVER THE SW GULF BY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS AND SEAS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE TUE AND WED AS HIGH PRES TO THE N WEAKENS AND SHIFTS E. ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST THU WITH INCREASING WINDS OVER THE NW GULF. $$ GMZ080-031530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST SUN DEC 3 2006 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT AND BECOMING GUSTY IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EARLY DECREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL BECOMING 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING N TO NE AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ082-031530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST SUN DEC 3 2006 ...GALE WARNING W OF 94W... .TODAY...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT W OF 94W LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TONIGHT AND MON...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST S. E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS BAY OF CAMPECHE. .MON NIGHT...S OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 22N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE...S OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 21N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING N AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT NW PART LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-031530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST SUN DEC 3 2006 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 24N W OF 86W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .TONIGHT AND MON...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N PART LATE THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-031530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST SUN DEC 3 2006 .TODAY...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT SUN AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF 83W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT W OF 83W. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .WED...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N AND 1 TO 3 FT N OF 25N. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL