000 FZNT24 KNHC 060836 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST THU DEC 06 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-061530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST THU DEC 06 2007 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM S FLORIDA TO 25N88W WILL DISSIPATE THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT ALONG THE N GULF COAST WILL STALL OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS TODAY THEN LIFT N OF THE AREA AS A WARM FRONT TONIGHT. A RIDGE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA FRI THROUGH MON. $$ GMZ080-061530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST THU DEC 06 2007 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT W OF 96W. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 94W AND 2 TO 4 FT E OF 94W. .SAT THROUGH MON...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-061530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST THU DEC 06 2007 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 22N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-061530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST THU DEC 06 2007 .TODAY...N OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE. S OF 24N MAINLY E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT ENTIRE AREA. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT S OF 27N. .SAT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-061530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST THU DEC 06 2007 .TODAY...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E. S OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT ENTIRE AREA. .TONIGHT AND FRI...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER BERG