000 FZNT24 KNHC 040708 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST MON DEC 04 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-041530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST MON DEC 04 2006 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES OVER TEXAS WILL SHIFT E ACROSS THE DEEP SOUTH MON AND TUE...AND INTO THE WESTERN ATLC WED. THE STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM N FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL SHIFT E AS A COLD FRONT TONIGHT AND MON. THE REINFORCING HIGH PRES WILL BRING INCREASED WINDS AND SEAS TO GULF WATERS... WITH GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND MON OVER THE WESTERN GULF. THE WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THROUGH WED AS THE HIGH WEAKENS AND SHIFTS E. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL EMERGE OFF THE TEXAS COAST ON THU...BRINGING INCREASING WINDS TO THE GULF WATERS LATE IN THE WEEK. $$ GMZ080-041530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST MON DEC 04 2006 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ082-041530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST MON DEC 04 2006 ...STORM WARNING W OF 94W... .TODAY...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...EXCEPT 40 TO 50 KT ALONG THE MEXICAN COAST EARLY. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 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. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 21N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...S OF 21N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...W OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE 10 KT LATE. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT N OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. .FRI...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ084-041530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST MON DEC 04 2006 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TONIGHT...S OF 23N NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. N OF 23N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL ENTIRE AREA. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED. .THU...N OF 25N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ086-041530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST MON DEC 04 2006 .TODAY...N OF FRONT N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N PART LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BY EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER FET