000 FZNT24 KNHC 191459 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST WED DEC 19 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-192130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST WED DEC 19 2007 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST WEAKENS AND SHIFTS E TONIGHT. LOW PRES DEVELOPS OVER SOUTHERN PLAINS THU...TRACKS ESE AND WEAKENS ACROSS N FLORIDA EARLY FRI ...FOLLOWED BY WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGING OVER CENTRAL GULF. STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES OFF TEXAS COAST LATE SAT AND EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE SUN. STRONG NLY WINDS AND SEAS BUILD BEHIND FRONT WITH GALES EXPECTED OVER THE SW GULF SUN. $$ GMZ080-192130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST WED DEC 19 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT W OF 94W TONIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... LOCALLY 25 KT...BECOMING NW 10 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT...DECREASING TO 10 KT THU NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS N OF 28N. .FRI...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NW AND INCREASING 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DECREASING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING 5 TO 8 FT LATE. $$ GMZ082-192130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST WED DEC 19 2007 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUN... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 13 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ084-192130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST WED DEC 19 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N OF 27N AND 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 KT OR LESS THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 28N. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW AND INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ086-192130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST WED DEC 19 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .FRI...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S N OF 26N ON SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FOR THOSE MARINERS USING THE NOAA FTPMAIL SERVICE TO OBTAIN MARINE FORECASTS...THE E-MAIL ADDRESS WILL PERMANENTLY TRANSITION TO FTPMAIL@FTPMAIL.NWS.NOAA.GOV EFFECTIVE JAN 08 2008. FOR DETAILS...OBTAIN THE LATEST FTPMAIL HELP FILE BY SENDING AN E-MAIL /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/ WITH ONLY THE WORD...HELP...IN THE BODY TO FTPMAIL@FTPMAIL.NWS.NOAA.GOV. FORECASTER COBB/CANGIALOSI