000 FZNT24 KNHC 042109 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT THU OCT 04 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-050330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT THU OCT 04 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A 1006 MB LOW LOCATED NEAR 28N91W WILL MOVE NW... POSSIBLY BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE...AND BE NEAR 28N93W TONIGHT...29N94W FRI...THEN MOVE INLAND OVER SE TEXAS FRI EVENING. ANOTHER AREA OF LOW PRES E OF THE BAHAMAS WILL MOVE SW TO NEAR W CUBA BY SAT AND BE NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN AND MON...THEN OVER THE SW GULF TUE. WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE N GULF SAT THROUGH TUE AS THE GRADIENT INCREASES BETWEEN THE LOW AND A RIDGE TO THE N. $$ GMZ080-050330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT THU OCT 04 2007 .TONIGHT AND FRI...W OF LOW NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF LOW S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS E OF 94W. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT ENTIRE AREA. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 93W LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT E OF 94W. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL E OF 94W AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 94W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ GMZ082-050330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT THU OCT 04 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 22N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. S OF 22N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT ENTIRE AREA. .FRI...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. W OF 94W SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT ENTIRE AREA. .SUN AND MON...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT NE PART. .TUE...W OF 92W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 92W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ GMZ084-050330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT THU OCT 04 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE TONIGHT. S OF 26N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .FRI...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT ENTIRE AREA. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SAT NIGHT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE...N OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART. $$ GMZ086-050330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT THU OCT 04 2007 .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE...N OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART. $$ FORECASTER BERG