000 FZNT24 KNHC 091448 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST SUN DEC 09 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-092130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST SUN DEC 09 2007 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG RIDGE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH TUE THEN WEAKEN WED AND THU. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST AND STALL LATE WED AND THU. $$ GMZ080-092130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST SUN DEC 09 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-092130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST SUN DEC 09 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON 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...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-092130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST SUN DEC 09 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...S OF 26N E OF 88W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-092130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST SUN DEC 09 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...STRAITS OF FLORIDA E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 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 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL S OF 25N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N. $$ FORECASTER BERG/DGS