000 FZNT24 KNHC 250236 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST MON DEC 24 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-250930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST MON DEC 24 2007 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK FRONT IS NOW MAINLY E OF THE AREA. NEXT COLD FRONT ENTERS NW WATERS WED...THEN STALLS AND BECOMES DIFFUSE THROUGH THU NIGHT FROM S ALABAMA TO 25N94W. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY FRIDAY AND EXTEND FROM THE MISSISSIPPI COAST TO 24N97W LATE FRI. THIS FRONT WILL SIMILARLY STALL IN THE MIDDLE GULF AND DISSIPATE ON SAT. $$ GMZ080-250930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST MON DEC 24 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE AND INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF COLD FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT W OF COLD FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-250930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST MON DEC 24 2007 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE AND INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT N OF 22N W OF 93W TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING NE 15 KT W OF COLD FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 23N. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING N TO NE 15 KT W OF COLD FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-250930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST MON DEC 24 2007 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE TO N 15 KT W OF COLD FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW CORNER. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-250930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST MON DEC 24 2007 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST W PART. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT N OF 28N WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 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 CAB/JC