000 FZNT24 KNHC 181018 CCA OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...CORRECTED NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT THU OCT 18 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-181530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT THU OCT 18 2007 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE WILL BE ALONG 25N THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN MOVE E FRI AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST. THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO EXTEND FROM NEAR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NE MEXICO LATE FRI...WEAKEN FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO 24N90W SAT... AND DISSIPATE OVER THE FAR SE WATERS SUN AS A RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COAST. A POTENTIALLY STRONGER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST SUN NIGHT INTO MON MORNING. $$ GMZ080-181530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W...CORRECTED INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT THU OCT 18 2007 CORRECTED WINDS FOR FRI NIGHT .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING N TO NE AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI NIGHT...S OF 28N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 28N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY W OF 93W. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-181530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W...CORRECTED 430 AM CDT THU OCT 18 2007 CORRECTED WINDS FOR FRI NIGHT .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 22N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 22N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 95W. .TONIGHT AND FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE LATE FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 22N AND 1 TO 3 FT S OF 22N. .FRI NIGHT...W OF 94W NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT N OF 23N AND 1 TO 2 FT S OF 23N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE PART. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SHIFTING TO N 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY FAR NW PORTION BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS DEVELOPING NW PART. $$ GMZ084-181530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT THU OCT 18 2007 .TODAY...W OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 KT BEHIND FRONT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 24N W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 24N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT. .SAT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N OF 28N SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT FAR NW PART BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. $$ GMZ086-181530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT THU OCT 18 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .FRI...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT SHIFTING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE. .MON...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE