000 FZNT24 KNHC 261501 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST WED DEC 26 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-262130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST WED DEC 26 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT ALONG THE TEXAS COAST THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE FROM THE MISSISSIPPI COAST TO 22N97W TONIGHT. BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON THE FRONT WILL MOVE FROM THE CENTRAL FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR 24N92W AND WEAKEN. BY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST. THIS FRONT WILL MOVE FROM THE SE LOUISIANA COAST TO 23N97W FRIDAY AFTERNOON. BY SATURDAY THE FRONT WILL MOVE FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 24N95W AND ON SUNDAY A LOW WILL FORM ALONG THE FRONT OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF AND MOVE INTO GEORGIA WITH A TRAILING FRONT EXTENDING SW INTO THE SW GULF. $$ GMZ080-262130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST WED DEC 26 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N WINDS 20 KT W OF COLD FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO SE WINDS 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU NIGHT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF COLD FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT INCREASING TO 6 TO 8 FT W OF COLD FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-262130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST WED DEC 26 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N WINDS 20 KT W OF COLD FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT N OF 23N AND 3 TO 4 FT S OF 23N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF COLD FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT INCREASING TO 5 TO 7 FT W OF COLD FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT OVER THE NW PART. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT OVER THE NW PART. $$ GMZ084-262130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST WED DEC 26 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF COLD FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE WINDS 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE WINDS 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N WINDS 20 KT W OF COLD FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT INCREASING TO 5 TO 7 FT W OF FRONT. .SAT AND SUN...W OF COLD FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-262130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST WED DEC 26 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N TONIGHT. 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 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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