000 FZNT24 KNHC 101436 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST SUN DEC 10 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-102130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST SUN DEC 10 2006 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES PRODUCING STRONG NE WINDS OVER THE SE GULF WILL MOVE SLOWLY E THROUGH TUE. LIGHT RETURN FLOW IS DEVELOPING OVER THE W GULF AND A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST TUE...THEN BRUSH ACROSS THE GULF WATERS WED AND THU. $$ GMZ080-102130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST SUN DEC 10 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. E OF 94W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT ENTIRE AREA. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE OF FRONT. .WED AND THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-102130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST SUN DEC 10 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-102130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST SUN DEC 10 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 25N. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-102130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST SUN DEC 10 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON 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 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER BERG