000 FZNT24 KNHC 041437 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT THU OCT 04 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-042130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT THU OCT 04 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A 1006 MB LOW LOCATED NEAR 27N90W WILL MOVE NW...POSSIBLY BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE...AND BE NEAR 28N92W TONIGHT...29N94W FRI...THEN MOVE INLAND OVER SE TEXAS FRI NIGHT. ANOTHER AREA OF LOW PRES E OF THE BAHAMAS WILL MOVE SW ACROSS W CUBA BY SAT AND BE NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN AND MON. WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE NE GULF SAT THROUGH MON AS THE GRADIENT INCREASES BETWEEN THE LOW AND A RIDGE TO THE N. $$ GMZ080-042130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT THU OCT 04 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...W OF LOW NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF LOW S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS E OF 94W. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE E OF 93W SAT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT E OF 92W. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-042130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT THU OCT 04 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 22N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. S OF 22N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT ENTIRE AREA. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-042130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT THU OCT 04 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE TONIGHT. S OF 26N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. .FRI...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-042130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT THU OCT 04 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ FORECASTER BERG