000 FZNT24 KNHC 220754 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST FRI DEC 22 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-221530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST FRI DEC 22 2006 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT FROM SW LOUISIANA TO BROWNSVILLE TX COAST WILL EXTEND FROM NEW ORLEANS TO 21N97W LATER TODAY AND BECOME STATIONARY...THEN DRIFTS N TONIGHT. 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. $$ GMZ080-221530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST FRI DEC 22 2006 .TODAY...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS INCREASING 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS EXTREME SE PORTION DECREASING LATE. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF FRONT. .SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. E OF FRONT S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT DECREASING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .TUE...NE AND E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-221530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST FRI DEC 22 2006 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF FRONT SUN... .TODAY...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. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FEW SHOWERS OR TSTMS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N AND INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND A COLD FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT INCREASING W OF FRONT TO 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN...W OF FRONT NW WINDS INCREASING 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT NW PORTION LATE. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 14 FT. E OF FRONT S WINDS 20 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL DECREASING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-221530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST FRI DEC 22 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .SUN...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND A COLD FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT INCREASING 6 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS DEVELOPING N OF 27N. .MON...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N AND 9 TO 13 FT S OF 27N. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 27N IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ086-221530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST FRI DEC 22 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN... SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. WINDS SHIFTING TO W 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. SHOWERS ENDING LATE. .MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 9 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENDING LATE. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N AND 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL S OF 27N. SEAS DECREASING LATE. $$ FORECASTER RRG