000 FZNT24 KNHC 051507 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST WED DEC 5 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-052130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST WED DEC 5 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A LOW PRES TROUGH OVER THE ERN GULF WILL MOVE SE THIS AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT WHILE WEAK HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE NRN GULF. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE INTO THE WATERS TONIGHT AND THU...AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS E INTO THE EASTERN UNITED STATES. THE HIGH WILL MOVE OFF THE EAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES FRI THROUGH THE WEEKEND...AS LOW PRES FORMS OVER THE PLAINS STATES. AS A RESULT...INCREASING SE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE WESTERN AND MIDDLE GULF FRI THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE NW GULF LATE SUN. $$ GMZ080-052130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST WED DEC 5 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT N OF 28N BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. .THU...WINDS BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST W. .THU NIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST W. .FRI...S TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF 94W BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 94W...S TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT SAT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SAT AND 6 TO 8 FT SUN. E OF 94W... S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-052130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST WED DEC 5 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST S. E OF 94W...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TONIGHT...HIGHEST S. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT FRI AND 4 TO 6 FT SAT. $$ GMZ084-052130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST WED DEC 5 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 25N...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE. S OF 25N...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT ENTIRE AREA. .THU...WINDS BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...HIGHEST N. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S OF 25N...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-052130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST WED DEC 5 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EARLY...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 26N...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY THU...BECOMING E BY THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 26N BECOMING SE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 25N...E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE SAT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE SAT. N OF 25N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SAT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN. $$ FORECASTER CLARK