000 FZNT24 KNHC 260208 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST MON DEC 25 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-260930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST MON DEC 25 2006 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT OVER THE SE WATERS WILL MOVE SE OF AREA LATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT E ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT REACHING THE ATLC THU AS NEW LOW PRES DEVELOPS OVER N TX. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF TX COAST EARLY FRI REACHING FROM NW FL TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE SAT. $$ GMZ080-260930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST MON DEC 25 2006 .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ082-260930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST MON DEC 25 2006 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NE PART. .TUE...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-260930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST MON DEC 25 2006 .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST N PART. .TUE...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST S PART. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 25N. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 25N. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .SAT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. W OF FRONT N OF 25N W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. W OF FRONT S OF 25N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-260930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST MON DEC 25 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 25N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS STRAITS OF FL. .TUE...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST CENTRAL PART. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST S PART. .WED...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT N OF 26N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 26N. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT N OF 26N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 26N. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF FRONT N OF 25N W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. W OF FRONT S OF 25N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON