000 FZNT24 KNHC 201530 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST THU DEC 20 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-202130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST THU DEC 20 2007 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK LOW PRES FORMS OVER FLORIDA PANHANDLE LATE TONIGHT AND MOVES OVER N FLORIDA FRI. WEAK RIDGING OVER CENTRAL GULF FRI AND SAT. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE SAT AND BECOMES NEARLY STATIONARY FROM ALABAMA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN. MODERATE TO STRONG NLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS CAN BE EXPECTED BEHIND FRONT. $$ GMZ080-202130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST THU DEC 20 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 93N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT E OF 93W AND N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 93W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 93W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS N OF 27N. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW AND INCREASING 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT LATE SAT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-202130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST THU DEC 20 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ084-202130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST THU DEC 20 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT ...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-202130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST THU DEC 20 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING SW TO W 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N TONIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE. .FRI...N OF 27N NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT FAR S PART LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT FAR S PART LATE. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT FAR N PART EARLY. SEAS 2 TO 4 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 DGS/AGUIRRE