000 FZNT24 KNHC 260234 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-260930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK RIDGE OVER THE AREA WILL RETREAT E IN RESPONSE TO A COLD FRONT THAT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 22N97W LATE WED NIGHT AND DISSIPATE OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF ON THU. THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY FRI AND REACH FROM 30N91W TO 23N97W BY LATE FRI AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE E WEAKEN FROM THE CENTRAL FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR 25N93W ON SAT...AND FROM NE FLORIDA TO 25N92W ON SUN. $$ GMZ080-260930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2007 .TONIGHT...E OF 92W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 92W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF COLD FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO SE WINDS 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU NIGHT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF COLD FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-260930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 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 LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 23N AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 23N. ISOLATED SHOWERS W OF 93W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF COLD FRONT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 23N AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 23N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .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 NW TO N AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF COLD FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF 22N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SUN...SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-260930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ENTIRE AREA. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 28N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT NW PART THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF COLD FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT N OF 28N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 10 TO 15 KT W OF THE COLD FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-260930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS MOSTLY NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ENTIRE AREA. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING SE 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 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 AGUIRRE