000 FZNT24 KNHC 300810 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST SUN DEC 30 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-301530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST SUN DEC 30 2007 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT DRIFTS N EARLY TODAY THEN BEGINS TO MOVES SE THIS AFTERNOON EXTENDING FROM 30N83W TO 23N91W TONIGHT. THE FRONT GRADUALLY DISSIPATES ON MON. STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TX COAST MON NIGHT AND MOVES RAPIDLY OVER THE AREA BY LATE TUE. GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ GMZ080-301530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUE S OF 27N... .TODAY...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... BUILDING TO 10 FT LATE. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 30 KT...EXCEPT TO 35 KT S OF 27N. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DECREASING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-301530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUE AND WED... .TODAY...SLY WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NE 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N OF FRONT N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 16 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF 21N. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 21N. .THU...NE TO E WINDS DECREASING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ084-301530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED WED S OF 27N... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...S OF 27N N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 13 TO 19 FT. N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .THU...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ086-301530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST SUN DEC 30 2007 .TODAY...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...N OF FRONT N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT LATE. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 16 FT. .THU...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 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 RRG