000 FZNT24 KNHC 100909 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST MON DEC 10 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-101530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST MON DEC 10 2007 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH WED WILL WEAKEN AND RETREAT E THU AND FRI. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST THU AND REACH FROM NORTH FLORIDA TO SE TEXAS FRI. $$ GMZ080-101530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST MON DEC 10 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE FRI. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-101530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST MON DEC 10 2007 .TODAY...N OF 22N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N OF 22N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-101530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST MON DEC 10 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 26N E OF 88W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 28N AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 28N. .THU...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT FROM 25N TO 27N AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS NW PART NEAR FRONT. .FRI...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-101530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST MON DEC 10 2007 .TODAY THROUGH TUE...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT N OF 28N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... DIMINISHING TO S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N AND S PARTS. .FRI...S 0F 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT..EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT FROM 26N TO 28N AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 28N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. $$ FORECASTER LL