000 FZNT24 KNHC 150254 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST FRI DEC 14 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-150930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST FRI DEC 14 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST SAT MORNING WITH WINDS INCREASING TO GALE FORCE. FRONT MOVES RAPIDLY THROUGH THE GULF SAT AND SUN...THEN SE OF THE AREA LATE SUN. AN AREA OF LOW PRES...THE REMNANT OF OLGA...WILL MOVE FROM THE NW CARIBBEAN INTO THE S CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO SAT MORNING AND MOVE N...BECOMING ABSORBED BY THE COLD FRONT SAT NIGHT. STRONG N WINDS BEHIND FRONT WILL DIMINISH LATE MON AND BECOME SOUTHERLY TUE. $$ GMZ080-150930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...GALE WARNING W OF FRONT... .TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW TO N AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-150930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...GALE WARNING NW OF FRONT... .TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT... EXCEPT TO 40 KT NEAR MEXICAN COAST. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL LATE. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-150930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST FRI DEC 14 2007 .TONIGHT...S OF 24N E OF 88W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 24N W OF 88W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N E OF 88W. .SAT...S OF 26N E OF 88W SE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW BY EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N W OF 88W NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT BY EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW TO W BY EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 88W. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW TO N AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN THROUGH MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON AND MON NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT MON AND 5 TO 8 FT MON NIGHT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-150930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST FRI DEC 14 2007 .TONIGHT...S OF 25N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... EXCEPT TO 7 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. .MON AND TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 26N. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN/BERG