000 FZNT24 KNHC 242100 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT MON SEP 24 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-250330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT MON SEP 24 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 29N92W TO LOW PRES NEAR 22N92W 1011 MB. THE LOW AND TROUGH ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH THU...WITH POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION...THEN THE LOW WILL MOVE N IN RESPONSE TO A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN WATERS THU NIGHT AND WEAKENING ALONG 27N FRI AND 24N SAT. $$ GMZ080-250330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT MON SEP 24 2007 .TONIGHT AND TUE...W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 95W. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU...W OF 94W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI AND SAT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ082-250330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT MON SEP 24 2007 .TONIGHT...W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 95W. .TUE THROUGH THU...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI AND SAT...WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT BECOMING SLY SAT. SEAS 2 FT $$ GMZ084-250330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT MON SEP 24 2007 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO NE 5 TO 10 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. $$ GMZ086-250330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT MON SEP 24 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N TONIGHT. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND COLD FRONT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON