000 FZNT24 KNHC 080801 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST FRI DEC 8 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-081530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST FRI DEC 8 2006 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT FROM SOUTH FLORIDA TO THE SW GULF WILL MOVE RAPIDLY SE AND E OF THE AREA LATER TODAY. STRONG HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT PRODUCING WINDS TO GALE FORCE OVER MUCH OF THE AREA TODAY. HIGH SHIFTS E SAT WITH SLOWLY DIMINISHING WINDS AND SEAS. STRONG NE WINDS WILL REMAIN OVER THE SE GULF AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA SAT THROUGH TUE. RETURN FLOW SETS UP W OF 90W SUN THROUGH TUE. $$ GMZ080-081530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST FRI DEC 8 2006 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N OF 28N NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 28N NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT S OF 28N. SEAS SLOWLY SUBSIDING 6 TO 10 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-081530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST FRI DEC 8 2006 ...GALE WARNING N OF 22N W OF 94W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 14 FT N OF 21N AND 6 TO 10 FT S OF 21N. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-081530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST FRI DEC 8 2006 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-081530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST FRI DEC 8 2006 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 12 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .MON...S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE...S OF 26N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER RRG