000 FZNT24 KNHC 192051 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST TUE DEC 19 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-200330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST TUE DEC 19 2006 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL BE REINFORCED TONIGHT WITH INCREASING WINDS ACROSS THE E-CENTRAL GULF. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE TO THE TEXAS COAST THU AND THEN STALL FROM THE MOBILE ALABAMA TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO LATE FRI. THE FRONT WILL MOVE NWD ACROSS THE W GULF SAT IN RESPONSE TO DEVELOPING LOW PRES NEAR THE TEXAS COAST...THEN SWEEP E AS A COLD FRONT LATE SAT AND SUN WITH GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. $$ GMZ080-200330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF FRONT SUN... .TONIGHT...E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TEXAS AND LOUISIANA COASTS. .THU...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT ENTIRE AREA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT. .SAT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS BECOME NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-200330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST TUE DEC 19 2006 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF FRONT SUN... .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT THU AND THU NIGHT. .FRI...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. .SUN...W OF FRONT 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ084-200330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST TUE DEC 19 2006 .TONIGHT AND WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 26N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT..S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT NE 5 TO 10 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ086-200330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST TUE DEC 19 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 25N...EXCEPT TO 12 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA WED AND WED NIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 25N AND 6 TO 10 FT S OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ FORECASTER BERG