000 FZNT24 KNHC 010311 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST SUN DEC 31 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-010930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST SUN DEC 31 2006 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 30N87W TO 18N94W MOVE TO TAMPA BAY TO YUCATAN PENINSULA MON AND E OF AREA LATE TUE. HIGH PRES BUILD BEHIND FRONT. COLD FRONT EXTEND FROM WEAK LOW PRES OVER SE TEXAS TO 21N97W THU AND WEAKEN FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 26N90W FRI. $$ GMZ080-010930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST SUN DEC 31 2006 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-010930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST SUN DEC 31 2006 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FEW SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-010930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST SUN DEC 31 2006 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. E OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .FRI...N OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-010930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST SUN DEC 31 2006 .TONIGHT...STRAITS OF FLORIDA E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 26N. .MON...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES