000 FZNT24 KNHC 130850 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST THU DEC 13 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-130930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST THU DEC 13 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT ALONG THE TEXAS COAST WILL STALL FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NE MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON. THE FRONT SHIFTS N AS A WARM FRONT FRI AHEAD OF A MUCH STRONGER COLD FRONT THAT MOVES ACROSS THE GULF SAT...FOLLOWED BY STRONG NLY FLOW. WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE SUN THROUGH MON AS HIGH PRES BUILDS TO THE N. $$ GMZ080-130930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST THU DEC 13 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...WINDS BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...NE WINDS DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-130930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST THU DEC 13 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 95W N WINDS 15 KT. 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 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. $$ GMZ084-130930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST THU DEC 13 2007 .TODAY THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...WINDS BECOMING NW AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN AND MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N...AND 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL S OF 27N. $$ GMZ086-130930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST THU DEC 13 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 TO 8 FT 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...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 MUNDELL