000 FZNT24 KNHC 201448 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 20 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-202130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 20 2007 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM TAMPA BAY TO TAMPICO MEXICO WILL EXTEND FROM SW FLORIDA TO 24N95W TONIGHT AND BECOME STATIONARY THEN DISSIPATES SUN. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST MON EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 19N96W TUE AND FROM TAMPA BAY TO 18N93W WED. $$ GMZ080-202130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 20 2007 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE MON INTO TUE... .THIS AFTERNOON...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 93W. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 30 TO 35 KT S OF 27N W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT S OF 27N W OF FRONT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...S OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .WED...S OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF 95W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 95W. N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-202130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 20 2007 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE MON AND TUE... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 S OF 22N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT NW TO N 30 TO 35 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT W OF FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 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 E OF 95W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 22N W OF 95W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SHIFTING E OF AREA. $$ GMZ084-202130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 20 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE OF FRONT. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N. .TUE...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT W OF THE FRONT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT NW OF FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-202130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 20 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...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 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 DGS