000 FZNT24 KNHC 200843 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT SAT OCT 20 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-201530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT SAT OCT 20 2007 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM PANAMA CITY FLORIDA SW THROUGH 25N90W TO TAMPICO MEXICO...WILL REACH FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO 24N95W TONIGHT AND BECOME STATIONARY. FRONT THEN DISSIPATES SUN INTO EARLY MON ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST AS AN ATLANTIC RIDGE BUILDS W INTO THE GULF ALONG 30N. A STRONGER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST MON MORNING BRINGING A POSSIBILITY OF GALE FORCE TO THE WESTERN GULF MON NIGHT AND TUE. THE FRONT THEN SLOWS DOWN AND REACHES A PSN FROM NEAR MOBILE BAY TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE AN FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE BY WED. HIGH BUILDS ACROSS THE WESTERN AND MIDDLE GULF TUE AND WED BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ GMZ080-201530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT SAT OCT 20 2007 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE MON INTO TUE... .TODAY...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 93W. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 30 TO 35 KT NW OF FRONT S OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT BEHIND FRONT S OF 27N. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...S OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE FAR NW PART. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .WED...S OF 27N NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT...AND TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT E OF 95W AND TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF 95W. N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-201530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT SAT OCT 20 2007 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE MON AND TUE... .TODAY...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 ENTIRE AREA. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT SUN AND SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 22N AND 1 TO 2 FT S OF 22N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 94W. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 30 TO 35 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 22N...BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT W OF FRONT LATE...SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 22N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 TO 18 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .WED...S OF 22N NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING... DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. N OF 22N NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 95W...AND TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 95W LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT E OF 95W AND TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF 95W LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SHIFTING E OF AREA. $$ GMZ084-201530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT SAT OCT 20 2007 .TODAY...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE OF FRONT. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N. .TUE...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...AND SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT NW OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT W OF THE FRONT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS MAY BE HIGHER IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT NW OF FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-201530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT SAT OCT 20 2007 .TODAY...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N SUN NIGHT AND MON. .TUE AND WED...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE