000 FZNT24 KNHC 122053 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST WED DEC 12 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-130330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST WED DEC 12 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST THIS EVENING...EXTENDS FROM CAMERON LOUISIANA TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS BY THU MORNING...THEN STALLS FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NE MEXICO BY LATE THU. THE FRONT MOVES N AS A WARM FRONT FRI AHEAD OF A MUCH STRONGER COLD FRONT THAT MOVES ACROSS THE GULF SAT...FOLLOWED BY FRESH TO STRONG NLY FLOW. WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE SUN THROUGH MON AS HIGH PRES BUILDS TO THE N. $$ GMZ080-130330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST WED DEC 12 2007 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG THE FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E WINDS 10 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU NIGHT. E OF 94W SE WINDS E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...WINDS BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-130330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST WED DEC 12 2007 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 95W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 22N E OF 95W FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N OF 22N W OF 95W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE SAT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-130330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST WED DEC 12 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...WINDS BECOMING NW AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN AND MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N...AND 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL S OF 27N. $$ GMZ086-130330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST WED DEC 12 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT UP TO 8 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 28N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND THE FRONT BY LATE SAT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT N OF 28N AND TO 5 TO 8 FT S OF 28N. SCATTERED SHOWERS. ALONG THE FRONT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 26N. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN