000 FZNT24 KNHC 031523 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST SUN DEC 03 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-032130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST SUN DEC 03 2006 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES OVER THE NORTHERN ROCKIES WILL BUILD S INTO TEXAS TODAY...THEN SHIFT E ACROSS THE DEEP SOUTH MON AND TUE...AND INTO THE WESTERN ATLC WED. THE STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA TO THE SE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL SHIFT E AS A COLD FRONT. THE REINFORCING HIGH PRES WILL BRING INCREASED WINDS AND SEAS TO GULF WATERS...WITH GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED TONIGHT OVER THE WESTERN GULF. THE WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THROUGH WED AS THE HIGH PRES WEAKENS AND SHIFTS E. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL EMERGE OFF THE TEXAS COAST ON THU...BRINGING INCREASING WINDS TO THE NW GULF WATERS LATE IN THE WEEK. $$ GMZ080-032130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST SUN DEC 03 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EARLY DECREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL BECOMING 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING N TO NE AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ082-032130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST SUN DEC 03 2006 ...GALE WARNING W OF 94W... .THIS AFTERNOON...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. $$ GMZ084-032130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST SUN DEC 03 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 87W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. E OF 87W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .TONIGHT AND MON...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. .MON NIGHT...S OF 23N NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE...S OF 24N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 24N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N PART LATE THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-032130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST SUN DEC 03 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON...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. 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 CHRISTENSEN