000 FZNT24 KNHC 201458 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST WED DEC 20 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-202130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST WED DEC 20 2006 .SYNOPSIS...REINFORCING HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE MID-ATLC WITH INCREASING WINDS ACROSS THE E-CENTRAL GULF THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE TO THE TEXAS COAST THU AND THEN STALL FROM 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 SAT NIGHT AND SUN WITH GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF FRONT. $$ GMZ080-202130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST WED DEC 20 2006 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF FRONT SUN... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TEXAS AND LOUISIANA COASTS. .THU...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT ENTIRE AREA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS SHIFT NW 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT SAT NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-202130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST WED DEC 20 2006 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF FRONT SUN... .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT THU. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF MEXICO. SEAS 4 TO 7 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 SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. .SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ084-202130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST WED DEC 20 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 26N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 29N. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT..S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 10 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ086-202130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST WED DEC 20 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 25N AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ FORECASTER BERG