000 FZNT24 KNHC 210831 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST FRI DEC 21 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-211530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST FRI DEC 21 2007 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT IN NW GULF WILL EXTEND FROM ALABAMA TO THE SW GULF THIS MORNING. LOW PRES MOVES E ACROSS N FLORIDA TODAY. THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT WHILE THE LOW MOVES E OF FL. WEAK HIGH PRES BUILDS SAT THEN SHIFTS E OF THE AREA AS A STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVES OFF TEXAS SAT EVENING. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM ALABAMA TO 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. $$ GMZ080-211530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST FRI DEC 21 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT INCREASING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT LATE SAT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW OF A COLD FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NW OF A FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SE OF FRONT S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. $$ GMZ082-211530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST FRI DEC 21 2007 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT 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 W PORTION. .SAT NIGHT...WINDS E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NLY 15 TO 25 KT BEHIND A COLD FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT INCREASING 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-211530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST FRI DEC 21 2007 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .SUN...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .MON...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-211530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST FRI DEC 21 2007 .TODAY...N OF 27N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. WINDS SHIFTING TO NW AND N 15 TO 20 KT LATE BEHIND A COLD FRONT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW TSTMS AHEAD OF THE FRONT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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 RRG