000 FZNT24 KNHC 211515 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST FRI DEC 21 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-212130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST FRI DEC 21 2007 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT FROM TAMPA BAY SW TO 25N90W TO 19N95W WILL MOVE E OF AREA TONIGHT AS WEAK HIGH PRES SETTLES ACROSS THE GULF. THE HIGH THEN SHIFTS E OF AREA OVER THE WEEKEND IN ADVANCE OF A STRONGER COLD FRONT THAT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST SAT AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM N FLORIDA TO E BAY OF CAMPECHE BY SUN EVENING THEN WEAKEN AS IT EXITS THE FAR SE GULF LATE SUN NIGHT INTO MON MORNING. MODERATE TO STRONG NLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS CAN BE EXPECTED BEHIND FRONT THEN DIMINISH TUE AS HIGH PRES SETTLES BACK IN ACROSS THE GULF. $$ GMZ080-212130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST FRI DEC 21 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW OF A COLD FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF FRONT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NW OF A FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SE OF FRONT S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-212130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST FRI DEC 21 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...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 N 20 TO 25 KT W OF COLD FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 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 DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS IN N SWELL ...8 TO 10 FT W OF 93W AND 6 TO 8 FT E OF 93W. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-212130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST FRI DEC 21 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 28N. .SUN...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .MON...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL. $$ GMZ086-212130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST FRI DEC 21 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...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...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT SHIFTING TO NW TO N AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE W OF COLD FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF COLD FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW TSTMS AHEAD OF THE FRONT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N. $$ 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 GOODMAN/AGUIRRE