000 FZNT24 KNHC 190858 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT FRI OCT 19 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-191530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT FRI OCT 19 2007 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 26N WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE E IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS EARLY THIS MORNING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NE MEXICO EARLY TONIGHT...THEN WEAKEN FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO 24N98W SAT...BEFORE DISSIPATING SUN AS A RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF. ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST SUN NIGHT OR EARLY MON MORNING BRINGING A POSSIBILITY OF GALE FORCE WINDS TO THE SW GULF MON NIGHT AND TUE AS THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO EXTEND FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE BY TUE. $$ GMZ080-191530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT FRI OCT 19 2007 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 93W. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO NW 10 TO 15 KT FAR NW WATERS LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FAR NW PART LATE. $$ GMZ082-191530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT FRI OCT 19 2007 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE BEHIND THE FRONT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 22N AND 1 TO 3 FT S OF 22N. .TONIGHT...W OF 94W NE WINDS 15 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. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT BEHIND THE FRONT LATE . .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 KT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ084-191530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT FRI OCT 19 2007 .TODAY...N OF 26N SW WINDS 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...N OF 24N W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 24N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. .TUE...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...AND SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND THE FRONT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS MAY BE HIGHER IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-191530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT FRI OCT 19 2007 .TODAY...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SHIFTING TO NW TO N AND INCREASING TO 15 KT BEHIND THE FRONT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR NW PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE