000 FZNT24 KNHC 251508 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 25 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-252130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 25 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 28N90W TO LOW PRES NEAR 22N95W 1009 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 GULF THU NIGHT AND WEAKENING ALONG 27N FRI AND 24N SAT. $$ GMZ080-252130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 25 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S PART. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...W OF 94W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI AND SAT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ082-252130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 25 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI AND SAT...WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT BECOMING SLY EARLY SAT AND THEN NE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ GMZ084-252130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 25 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO NE 10 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-252130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 25 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON