000 FZNT24 KNHC 252103 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-260330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK RIDGE OVER THE GULF TONIGHT WILL MOVE E AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL MOVE FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 22N97W WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND DISSIPATE OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF ON THURSDAY. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY FRI AND TO 30N91W 23N97W LATE FRI AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE E AND WILL WEAKEN FROM THE CENTRAL FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR 25N93W ON SAT...AND FROM NE FLORIDA TO 25N92W ON SUN. $$ GMZ080-260330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2007 .TONIGHT...E OF 92W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 92W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATER TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF COLD FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO SE WINDS 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF COLD FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-260330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2007 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 22N W OF 93W LATER TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF COLD FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF COLD FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST N. .SAT AND SUN...SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-260330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 28N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO SE TO S WINDS 20 KT N PART LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF COLD FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT N OF 28N. .SAT AND SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF THE COLD FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-260330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2007 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT N OF 28N WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...S OF SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT N OF THE COLD FRONT. 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 CAB