000 FZNT24 KNHC 070843 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST FRI DEC 07 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-071530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST FRI DEC 07 2007 .SYNOPSIS...WARM FRONT ACROSS THE FAR NORTHERN GULF WILL LIFT N OF AREA THROUGH THE MORNING. A RIDGE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA TODAY 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. $$ GMZ080-071530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST FRI DEC 07 2007 .TODAY THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 94W AND 2 TO 4 FT E OF 94W. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-071530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST FRI DEC 07 2007 .TODAY THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT 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. $$ GMZ084-071530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST FRI DEC 07 2007 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-071530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST FRI DEC 07 2007 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 26N. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 10 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 25N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER BERG