000 FZNT24 KNHC 212114 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST THU DEC 21 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-220330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST THU DEC 21 2006 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT FROM SW LOUISIANA TO BROWNSVILLE TX COAST WILL EXTEND FROM NEW ORLEANS TO 21N97W FRI AND BECOME STATIONARY...THEN DRIFTS N SAT NIGHT. A RE-ENFORCING COLD FRONT MOVE OFFSHORE SAT NIGHT AND EXTENDS FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN WITH WINDS INCREASING TO GALE FORCE BEHIND THE FRONT. THE FRONT WEAKENS FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL MON THEN MOVES E OF THE AREA TUE. $$ GMZ080-220330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST THU DEC 21 2006 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF FRONT SUN... .TONIGHT...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT W OF 94W AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF 94W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT NLY WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF FRONT. .SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. E OF FRONT S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT DECREASING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ082-220330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST THU DEC 21 2006 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF FRONT SUN... .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 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ084-220330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST THU DEC 21 2006 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 28N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS DEVELOPING N OF 27N. .MON...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-220330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST THU DEC 21 2006 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 25N AND 7 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 AND SAT NIGHT...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. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS