000 FZNT24 KNHC 010922 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT MON OCT 01 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-011530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT MON OCT 01 2007 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG RIDGE OVER ERN UNITED STATES WEAKEN THROUGH WED. LOW PRES MOVES W THROUGH STRAITS OF FLORIDA TODAY AND TONIGHT TO 24N85W TUE...25N89W WED AND CONTINUE TO S TEXAS FRI. $$ GMZ080-011530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT MON OCT 01 2007 .TODAY THROUGH TUE...E OF 93W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILD TO 8 FT TONIGHT. W OF 93W E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 6 FT TUE. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 LATE WED. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU...W OF 94W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-011530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT MON OCT 01 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 93W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...W OF 92W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF 92W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU...S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-011530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT MON OCT 01 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 24N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S OF 24N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 20 KT BECOME E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDE TO 6 FT TUE NIGHT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 KT SHIFT SE E OF LOW PRES. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDE TO 5 FT TUE NIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED AND THU...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 25N S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-011530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT MON OCT 01 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT AND TO 12 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 26N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED AND THU...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES