000 FZNT24 KNHC 262112 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST WED DEC 26 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-270330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST WED DEC 26 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT LOCATED FROM THE SW LOUISIANA COAST TO 25N97W TONIGHT 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 AFTERNOON THE FRONT WILL MOVE FROM THE CENTRAL FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 24N93W AND ON SUNDAY THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE EASTERN GULF. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE TO ALONG THE TEXAS COAST ON SUNDAY AND MOVE TO NE FLORIDA TO 25N90W TO 22N95W ON MONDAY. $$ GMZ080-270330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST WED DEC 26 2007 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF COLD FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT THU NIGHT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NW 20 TO 25 KT W OF COLD FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT INCREASING TO 6 TO 8 FT W OF COLD FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF COLD FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT W OF FRONT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-270330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST WED DEC 26 2007 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF COLD FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 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 AND MON...S WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF COLD FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-270330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST WED DEC 26 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW WINDS 20 KT W OF COLD FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE WINDS 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE WINDS 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF COLD FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT INCREASING TO 5 TO 7 FT W OF FRONT. .SAT...W OF COLD FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF COLD FRONT ON MONDAY. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-270330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST WED DEC 26 2007 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE N OF 27N LATER TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH 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. .MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE 15 KT W OF 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