000 FZNT24 KNHC 271454 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST THU DEC 27 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-272130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST THU DEC 27 2007 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 20N96W WILL WEAKEN FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 26N90W LATE TODAY AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES OFF TEXAS COAST AND EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 23N97W FRI AND FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 24N93W SAT AND DISSIPATE OVER ERN GULF EARLY SUN. STRONGER COLD FRONT FORECAST MOVES RAPIDLY OFF TEXAS COAST EARLY MON AND EXTEND FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO E BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE MON FOLLOWED BY STRONG NLY FLOW. $$ GMZ080-272130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST THU DEC 27 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON..NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS INCREASE TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME NW 25 KT W OF COLD FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDE 2 TO 3 FT LATE. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME N 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-272130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST THU DEC 27 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT W OF FRONT AND 3 TO 4 FT E OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT W OF COLD FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3J TO 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT W OF COLD FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-272130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST THU DEC 27 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT W OF FRONT. .SAT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT N BEHIND FRONT MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-272130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST THU DEC 27 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 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 WB/DGS