000 FZNT24 KNHC 291500 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST SAT DEC 29 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-292130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST SAT DEC 29 2007 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 30N86W TO BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL STALL THIS AFTERNOON. FRONT MOVES SE SUN...FROM SW FLORIDA TO 22N96W SUN NIGHT...THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATES LATE MON. A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TX COAST MON NIGHT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY THROUGH THE GULF OF MEXICO BY LATE TUE. GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ GMZ080-292130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUE AND WED S OF 27N... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N AND INCREASING 20 TO 30 KT N OF 28N W OF 93W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT N OF 28N LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW CORNER LATE. .TUE...S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .WED...S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT. N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. $$ GMZ082-292130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUE AND WED... .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...WINDS E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT BUILDING TO 11 TO 17 FT. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 24 FT...HIGHEST SEAS S PORTION. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 21N. $$ GMZ084-292130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED WED S OF 27N... .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NE AND DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...S OF 27N N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. N OF 27N N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. $$ GMZ086-292130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST SAT DEC 29 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 27N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT LATE. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...S OF 26N N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. N OF 26N N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 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 MUNDELL