000 FZNT24 KNHC 230758 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST SUN DEC 23 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-231530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST SUN DEC 23 2007 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM LOUISIANA TO 22N98W. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO E BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN AS IT EXITS THE SE GULF LATE TONIGHT. GALE FORCE WINDS DEVELOP TODAY BEHIND THE FRONT OVER THE SW GULF. WEAK HIGH PRES OVER THE E GULF WILL SHIFT E OF AREA TONIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH MON THROUGH TUE AS HIGH PRES SETTLES BACK IN ACROSS THE GULF. SLY WINDS INCREASE TUE NIGHT AND WED OVER THE W GULF AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT PUSHES INTO THE NW GULF. THE FRONT QUICKLY WEAKENS OVER THE E GULF THU. $$ GMZ080-231530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...GALE WARNING S OF 28N THIS MORNING... .TODAY...W OF COLD FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SE OF COLD FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT DIMINISHING TO 6 TO 8 FT S OF 27N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SE OF FRONT S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT....DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT... EXCEPT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT AND SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT N OF 28N LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-231530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...GALE WARNING W OF COLD FRONT.... .TODAY...W OF A COLD FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 13 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TONIGHT...E OF 95W NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 23N AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 23N. $$ GMZ084-231530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST SUN DEC 23 2007 .TODAY...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N PORTION. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MOVING INTO N PORTION. .THU...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN NW SWELL. $$ GMZ086-231530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST SUN DEC 23 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING NW TO N AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW TSTMS E OF FRONT. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 20 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FEW SHOWERS S OF 27N. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 27N. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL. .WED AND THU...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SE TO S 10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N PART. $$ 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