000 FZNT24 KNHC 270321 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST WED DEC 26 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-270930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST WED DEC 26 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE S CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO JUST S OF TAMPICO WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO A LINE FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR 25N92W BY THU AFTERNOON. THE FRONT THEN WILL DISSIPATE THU NIGHT AS YET ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST. THIS FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE SE LOUISIANA COAST TO 23N97W BY FRI AFTERNOON...FROM THE CENTRAL FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 24N93W BY SAT AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE EASTERN GULF BY EARLY SUN. A STRONGER COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY MON AND QUICKLY REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE E BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE MON FOLLOWED BY INCREASING NLY FLOW. $$ GMZ080-270930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST WED DEC 26 2007 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE 15 KT W OF 94W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 94W AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF 94W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E PART. .THU...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT EARLY ...THEN BECOMING E TO SE 1O TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT ALSO BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR E PART EARLY. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT THU NIGHT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT W OF COLD FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT W OF COLD FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W PART. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W PART. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF COLD FRONT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON W OF COLD FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-270930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST WED DEC 26 2007 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N AND INCREASING TO 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 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 AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF COLD FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 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 AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF COLD FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-270930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST WED DEC 26 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF COLD FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT N OF 26N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF COLD FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT W OF FRONT. .SAT...W OF COLD FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE W OF COLD FRONT ON MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-270930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST WED DEC 26 2007 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 28N AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 28N. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED AND TSTMS N OF 28N LATE. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR SE PART NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ 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