000 FZNT24 KNHC 020841 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST SUN DEC 02 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-021530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST SUN DEC 02 2007 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL SHIFT E THROUGH TONIGHT IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT WHICH IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 26N97W BY EARLY MON MORNING...FROM N CENTRAL FLORIDA TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE MON AFTERNOON AND FROM SW FLORIDA TO 21N97W MON NIGHT. THE FRONT EXITS THE GULF EARLY TUE. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT TUE AND WED. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE NE PART OF THE AREA WED INTO THU AS RETURN SLY FLOW INCREASES OVER THE W GULF. $$ GMZ080-021530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST SUN DEC 02 2007 .TODAY...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 T O 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR THE FRONT. .MON...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...W OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS W OF 93W. $$ GMZ082-021530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST SUN DEC 02 2007 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 21N AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 21N. .TONIGHT...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 NW 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 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-021530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST SUN DEC 02 2007 .TODAY...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N. .TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF FRONT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF FRONT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE MON NIGHT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY...THEN DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF FRONT...AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S PART. .WED...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT ENTIRE AREA. .THU...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-021530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST SUN DEC 02 2007 .TODAY...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N. .TONIGHT...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 15 TO 20 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF FRONT. 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...THEN 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. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY...BECOMING NE TO E. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE