000 FZNT24 KNHC 290906 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST THU NOV 29 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-291530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST THU NOV 29 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATER THIS MORNING...THEN DISSIPATE ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF FRI AND SAT AS REINFORCING HIGH PRES BUILDS SOUTHWARD INTO THE GULF. A STRONGER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE SUN AND QUICKLY MOVE TO A LINE FROM N FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE MON. IN ITS WAKE...STRONG N WINDS ALONG WITH BUILDING SEAS CAN BE EXPECTED. $$ GMZ080-291530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST THU NOV 29 2007 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EARLY...THEN BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. PATCHES OF LIGHT RAIN AND ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-291530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST THU NOV 29 2007 .TODAY...S OF 22N E OF 94W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS W OF 92W. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS W OF 93W. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ084-291530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST THU NOV 29 2007 .TODAY...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-291530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST THU NOV 29 2007 .TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N. .SUN...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N MAINLY ALONG THE COAST. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N .MON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE