000 FZNT24 KNHC 020316 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST SAT DEC 01 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-020930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST SAT DEC 01 2007 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL SHIFT E THROUGH SUN IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT WHICH IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE SUN. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 30N85W TO 26N97W MON MORNING...SW FLORIDA TO 21N97W MON NIGHT...THEN STALL FROM CUBA TO THE SW GULF TUE. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT TUE AND WED. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL DROP S ACROSS THE NE PART OF THE GULF ON THU. $$ GMZ080-020930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST SAT DEC 01 2007 .TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-020930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST SAT DEC 01 2007 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF FRONT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR MEXICAN COAST. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT N OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-020930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST SAT DEC 01 2007 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF FRONT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF FRONT AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S PART. .WED...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT ENTIRE AREA. .THU...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-020930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST SAT DEC 01 2007 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N NE TO N WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S PART. .WED...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER BERG/CHRISTENSEN