000 FZNT24 KNHC 202120 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST THU DEC 20 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-210330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST THU DEC 20 2007 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT FROM SW LOUISIANA TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS WILL EXTEND FROM THE WRN FLORIDA PANHANDLE SW TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE TONIGHT AS LOW PRES FORMS OVER SE LOUISIANA AND QUICKLY SLIDES E TO ACROSS N FLORIDA THROUGH FRI. THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE JUST E OF FLORIDA FRI NIGHT WHILE THE LOW MOVES TO E OF OF NE FLORIDA. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL BRIEFLY BUILD IN OVER THE GULF BEHIND THE FRONT THEN SHIFT E OF AREA BY EARLY SAT AS NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES INTO E TEXAS WITH SLY RETURN FLOW OVER THE WRN GULF SUN. THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NW GULF SAT AFTERNOON...AND EXTEND FROM THE WRN FLORIDA TO E BAY OF CAMPECHE BY SUN AFTERNOON...AND WEAKEN OVER THE FAR SE PART MON. MODERATE TO STRONG NLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS CAN BE EXPECTED BEHIND FRONT...THEN DIMINISH ON TUE AS HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA SLIDES E. $$ GMZ080-210330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST THU DEC 20 2007 .TONIGHT...W OF 93W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT E OF 93W AND N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 93W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 93W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS N OF 27N. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW INCREASING 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT LATE SAT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 93W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF 93W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 93W. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-210330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST THU DEC 20 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 93W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT THROUGHOUT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 22N W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR W PART. .SUN AND MON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT...THEN 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. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 22N. $$ GMZ084-210330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST THU DEC 20 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT ...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W PART. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE OF FRONT N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-210330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST THU DEC 20 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N LATE. 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. .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. .TUE...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS S OF 26N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 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