000 FZNT24 KNHC 100801 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT WED OCT 10 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-101530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT WED OCT 10 2007 .SYNOPSIS...BROAD LOW ALONG THE YUCATAN COAST WILL CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH SUN. WEAK COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO CENTRAL TEXAS COAST WILL MOVE SE AND BECOME DIFFUSE LATER TODAY. STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE N GULF LATE THU AND EXTEND FROM S FLORIDA TO 26N97W LATE FRI. FRONT BECOMES DIFFUSE FROM THE FLORIDA STRAITS TO 23N97W LATE SAT. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN N OF THE FRONT FRI THROUGH SUN. $$ GMZ080-101530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT WED OCT 10 2007 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-101530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT WED OCT 10 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 96W NE WINDS 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 96W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 22N. .THU THROUGH FRI...E OF 96W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 96W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 22N. .SAT...E OF 96W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E OF 95W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-101530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT WED OCT 10 2007 .TODAY...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 KT S OF 25N SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-101530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT WED OCT 10 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT THU NIGHT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR THE FRONT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER COBB