000 FZNT24 KNHC 082050 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST SAT DEC 08 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-090330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST SAT DEC 08 2007 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TUE THEN WEAKEN WED. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF LATE WED AND EXTEND FROM MOBILE ALABAMA TO 22N97W THU AFTERNOON. $$ GMZ080-090330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST SAT DEC 08 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ082-090330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST SAT DEC 08 2007 .TONIGHT 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. .THU...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-090330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST SAT DEC 08 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. .TUE...S OF 26N E OF 88W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-090330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST SAT DEC 08 2007 .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. .THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS