000 FZNT24 KNHC 280257 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST THU DEC 27 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-280930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST THU DEC 27 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A WARM FRONT FROM THE NW FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR CORPUS CHRIST TEXAS WILL LIFT N OF THE AREA OVERNIGHT INTO FRI MORNING IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT THAT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST FRI MORNING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 23N97W BY EARLY FRI EVENING....AND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE BY SAT AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE SUN. A STRONGER COLD FRONT IS FORECAST RAPIDLY MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE MON...AND EXTEND FROM N FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY TUE...AND MOVE E OF THE AREA LATER ON TUE FOLLOWED BY STRONG NLY WINDS AND LARGE OVERSPREADING THE GULF. $$ GMZ080-280930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST THU DEC 27 2007 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUE S PART... .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 27N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...W OF 95W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 95W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER THE S PART. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. $$ GMZ082-280930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST THU DEC 27 2007 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUE... .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 26N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY...INCREASING TO GALE FORCE WINDS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT. SE OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO GALE FORCE WINDS WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT. $$ GMZ084-280930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST THU DEC 27 2007 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N OF 24N N WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ086-280930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST THU DEC 27 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING N AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. 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 DGS/AGUIRRE