000 FZNT24 KNHC 211455 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT FRI SEP 21 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-212130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT FRI SEP 21 2007 .SYNOPSIS...SUBTROPICAL DEPRESSION TEN OFF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE COAST NEAR 29.2N 85.5W AT 1000 AM CDT MOVING NW 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUST TO 40 KT. SUBTROPICAL DEPRESSION TEN WILL STRENGTHEN TO A TROPICAL STORM NEAR 29.7N 86.6W TONIGHT AND NEAR 30.1N 88.1W SAT AND INLAND OVER LOUISIANA/MISSISSIPPI BY LATE SAT. $$ GMZ080-212130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT FRI SEP 21 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 1O KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N E OF 93W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS SAT NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE WINDS 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-212130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT FRI SEP 21 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-212130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT FRI SEP 21 2007 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 28N W OF 88W TONIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N E OF 87W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. .TONIGHT AND SAT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM E SEMICIRCLE BECOMING 60 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM W SEMICIRCLE TONIGHT. HIGHEST WINDS 35 KT GUST 45 KT INCREASING 40 KT GUST TO 50 KT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WINDS DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-212130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT FRI SEP 21 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N SLY WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N SLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N EARLY SAT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS