000 FZNT24 KNHC 210902 CCA OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST THU DEC 21 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-211530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST THU DEC 21 2006 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE OVER SW ATLC MOVING SLOWLY EWD THROUGH MON. A WEAK COLD FRONT ON THE TX COAST THIS MORNING WILL MOVE TO THE NE AND CENTRAL GULF SAT THEN BECOME STATIONARY. LOW PRES DEVELOPS ON THE FRONT AND MOVES NE WITH NLY WINDS INCREASING OVER THE W GULF TO NEAR GALE FORCE SUN. THE LOW AND FRONT MOVE E OF THE AREA MON WITH GUSTY NW WINDS CONTINUING OVER MOST SECTIONS. WINDS AND SEAS DECREASING LATE MON. $$ GMZ080-211530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST THU DEC 21 2006 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF FRONT SUN... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 10 TO 15 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT W OF 94W AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF 94W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. E OF FRONT S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT NW PORTION LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT DECREASING TO 4 TO 6 FT NW PORTION LATE. $$ GMZ082-211530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST THU DEC 21 2006 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF FRONT SUN... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 22N W OF 95W. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING N AND INCREASING TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT... BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM OF FRONT. .FRI NIGHT...W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING N AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...W OF FRONT N WINDS INCREASING 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 16 FT. E OF FRONT S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL DECREASING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. $$ GMZ084-211530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST THU DEC 21 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 28N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS DEVELOPING N OF 27N. .MON...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PORTION ENDING LATE. $$ GMZ086-211530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST THU DEC 21 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 25N AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SUN... N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. .MON...SW WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW AND INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE OF FRONT. $$ FORECASTER RRG