000 FZNT24 KNHC 092112 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST SAT DEC 09 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-100330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST SAT DEC 09 2006 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES PRODUCING STRONG NE WINDS OVER THE E GULF WILL MOVE SLOWLY E THROUGH TUE. LIGHT RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE W GULF MON WITH A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST TUE...THEN BRUSHING ACROSS THE GULF WATERS WED AND THU. $$ GMZ080-100330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST SAT DEC 09 2006 .TONIGHT AND SUN...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-100330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST SAT DEC 09 2006 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT N NEAR MEXICAN COAST. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-100330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST SAT DEC 09 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-100330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST SAT DEC 09 2006 .TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT... EXCEPT 10 TO 15 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT TO 12 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 25N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 25N. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER BERG