000 FZNT24 KNHC 290900 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST THU DEC 29 2005 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-291530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST THU DEC 29 2005 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM N OF TAMPA TO 26N90W WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE SE OF THE AREA EARLY TONIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT WILL MOVE QUICKLY E OVER THE GULF TONIGHT AND FRI AHEAD OF A SECOND COLD FRONT THAT PUSHES INTO N GULF LATE FRI NIGHT. SECOND FRONT WILL BECOME STATIONARY OVER THE N GULF FROM W FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BROWNSVILLE SAT AFTERNOON THEN MOVES N AS A WARM FRONT SAT NIGHT AND EXITS THE AREA BY SUN MORNING. A THIRD COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO THE NW GULF MONDAY REACHING FROM WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 23N98W MON EVENING. $$ GMZ080-291530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST THU DEC 29 2005 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. NW FRONT WINDS NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT NLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-291530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST THU DEC 29 2005 .TODAY...N OF 23N E OF 95W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS W OF 96W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING NLY 10 TO 15 KT NW OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-291530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST THU DEC 29 2005 .TODAY...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY BECOMING NW TO N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N PART. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-291530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST THU DEC 29 2005 .TODAY...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL. .FRI...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SLY 10 KT SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT ENTIRE AREA. $$ FORECASTER BROWN