000 FZNT24 KNHC 210310 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST THU DEC 20 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-210930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST THU DEC 20 2007 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT IN NW GULF WILL EXTEND FROM ALABAMA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY FRI. LOW PRES WILL SLIDE E ACROSS N FLORIDA FRI. THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT WHILE THE LOW MOVES INTO THE ATLC OCEAN. WEAK HIGH PRES BUILDS IN BRIEFLY SAT THEN SHIFTS E OF THE AREA AS A STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVES OFF TEXAS SAT EVENING. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM ALABAMA TO E BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN EVENING THEN WEAKEN OVER THE SE GULF MON. MODERATE TO STRONG NLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS CAN BE EXPECTED BEHIND FRONT THEN DIMINISH TUE AS HIGH PRES WEAKENS. $$ GMZ080-210930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST THU DEC 20 2007 .TONIGHT...W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 93W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT LATE SAT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 93W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF 93W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 93W. .TUE...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-210930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 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 10 KT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT THROUGHOUT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 22N W OF 93W AND 2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR W PART. .SUN AND MON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 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. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-210930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST THU DEC 20 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W PART. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE OF FRONT N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-210930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST THU DEC 20 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 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. .FRI...N OF 27N NW WINDS DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 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...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FOR MARINERS USING NOAA FTPMAIL SERVICE TO OBTAIN MARINE FORECASTS... EMAIL ADDRESS WILL PERMANENTLY CHANGE 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 MUNDELL