000 FZNT24 KNHC 252103 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT TUE SEP 25 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-260330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM 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 DISSIPATING ALONG 24N SAT NIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRES DOMINATES GULF SUN. $$ GMZ080-260330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT TUE SEP 25 2007 .TONIGHT AND WED...W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ082-260330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT TUE SEP 25 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...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 THROUGH SUN...WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT BECOMING NE SAT NIGHT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-260330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT TUE SEP 25 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO NE 10 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-260330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT TUE SEP 25 2007 .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 AND SUN...N OF 25N NE TO E 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