000 FZNT24 KNHC 210809 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT FRI SEP 21 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-211530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT FRI SEP 21 2007 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES OFF THE WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA COAST NEAR 27N84W 1005 MB WILL MOVE NW TO 29N87W THIS EVENING AND INLAND OVER LOUISIANA/MISSISSIPPI LATE SAT. THERE IS SOME POTENTIAL FOR THIS LOW PRES TO BECOME A TROPICAL OR SUBTROPICAL CYCLONE BEFORE LANDFALL. FRESH TO STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS COVER MUCH OF THE EASTERN GULF AROUND THE LOW PRES SYSTEM. $$ GMZ080-211530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT FRI SEP 21 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS DEVELOPING N OF 28N E OF 93W LATE. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E OF 93W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF 93W. .SUN...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 28N. .MON AND TUE...WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-211530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT FRI SEP 21 2007 .TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-211530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT FRI SEP 21 2007 .TODAY...N OF 28N NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 120 NM OF LOW CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SQUALLS. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SLOWLY SUBSIDING. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-211530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT FRI SEP 21 2007 .TODAY...WITHIN 100 NM NE SEMICIRCLE OF LOW CENTER WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SCATTERED SQUALLS. ELSEWHERE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER RRG