000 FZNT24 KNHC 080841 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST SAT DEC 08 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-081530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST SAT DEC 08 2007 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TUE THEN WEAKEN WED. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE ACROSS TEXAS TUE AND WED THEN MOVE OFF THE COAST LATE WED. $$ GMZ080-081530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST SAT DEC 08 2007 .TODAY THROUGH TUE...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ082-081530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST SAT DEC 08 2007 .TODAY THROUGH TUE...N OF 23N W OF 95W 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. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-081530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST SAT DEC 08 2007 .TODAY...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. .TUE...S OF 26N E OF 88W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-081530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST SAT DEC 08 2007 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 10 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER BERG