000 FZNT24 KNHC 070240 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST THU DEC 06 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-070930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST THU DEC 06 2007 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK STATIONARY FRONT FROM TAMPA BAY TO NEAR GALVESTON TEXAS WILL LIFT N OF THE AREA AS A WARM FRONT THROUGH FRI MORNING. A RIDGE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA FRI THROUGH MON. LOW PRES DEVELOPS OVER THE PLAINS STATES OVER THE WEEKEND AND MOVES RAPIDLY NE DRAGGING A COLD FRONT SE TO NEAR THE TEXAS COAST LATE TUE. $$ GMZ080-070930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST THU DEC 06 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 94W AND 2 TO 3 FT E OF 94W. .SAT THROUGH TUE...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR THE COAST LATE TUE. $$ GMZ082-070930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST THU DEC 06 2007 .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. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-070930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST THU DEC 06 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT S OF 26N. .SAT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-070930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST THU DEC 06 2007 .TONIGHT AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N AND 1 TO 2 FT S OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N. .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. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N. .TUE...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N. $$ FORECASTER DGS/AGUIRRE