000 FZNT24 KNHC 090315 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT MON OCT 08 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-090930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT MON OCT 08 2007 .SYNOPSIS...BROAD LOW PRES OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND THE NW CARIBBEAN SEA WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SAT. TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS POSSIBLE OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN WITH THE LOW. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE NORTHWEST PART TUESDAY AND WILL RAPIDLY BECOME DIFFUSE. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE SE U.S. THU AND FRI...THEN CHANGE LITTLE SAT. $$ GMZ080-090930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT MON OCT 08 2007 .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS...BECOMING SCATTERED TUE. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-090930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT MON OCT 08 2007 .TONIGHT AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO NE 15 TO 20 KT TUE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E OF 96W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 96W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 96W. .THU...E OF 96W NE 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. W OF 96W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N. .FRI AND SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART. $$ GMZ084-090930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT MON OCT 08 2007 .TONIGHT AND TUE...N OF 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST S OF 24N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 88W DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF 88W SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT THU. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART. .FRI...N OF 27N NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-090930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT MON OCT 08 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR COAST OF CUBA. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 28N E WINDS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT N OF FRONT N PART LATE. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER LL/AGUIRRE