000 FZNT24 KNHC 181430 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT THU OCT 18 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-182130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT THU OCT 18 2007 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 25N WILL MOVE E FRI AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM NEAR FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NE MEXICO LATE FRI...WEAKEN FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO 24N90W SAT...THEN DISSIPATE SUN AS A RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST SUN NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-182130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT THU OCT 18 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...SHIFTING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI NIGHT...S OF 28N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 28N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 93W. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-182130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT THU OCT 18 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 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...SHIFTING N 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT. $$ GMZ084-182130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT THU OCT 18 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING NW TO N 15 KT BEHIND FRONT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 24N W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 24N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N OF 28N SW WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. $$ GMZ086-182130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT THU OCT 18 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON 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. .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 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .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. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL