000 FZNT24 KNHC 102107 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST SUN DEC 10 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-110330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST SUN DEC 10 2006 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES PRODUCING STRONG NE WINDS OVER THE SE GULF WILL MOVE SLOWLY E THROUGH TUE. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST TUE...THEN BRUSH ACROSS THE N GULF WATERS WED AND THU. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT THU AND FRI. $$ GMZ080-110330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST SUN DEC 10 2006 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE OF FRONT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W PART. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-110330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST SUN DEC 10 2006 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT N NEAR MEXICAN COAST. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-110330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST SUN DEC 10 2006 .TONIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 25N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-110330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST SUN DEC 10 2006 .TONIGHT 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 AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER BERG