000 FZNT24 KNHC 210310 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 20 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-210930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 20 2007 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO 24N97W DISSIPATES SUN. A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST MON AND EXTENDS FROM 30N91W TO 22N98W MON EVENING...30N87W TO TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 18N94W TUE EVENING...AND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 19N92W BY LATE WED. $$ GMZ080-210930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 20 2007 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON NIGHT AND TUE... .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW 25 TO 35 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT W OF FRONT. NUMEROUS TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 13 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 5 TO 9 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-210930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 20 2007 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON NIGHT AND TUE... .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...ELY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW 30 TO 35 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT W OF FRONT. NUMEROUS TSTMS. .TUE...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED...S OF 23N NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. N OF 23N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ084-210930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 20 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 26N S WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING NW 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT W OF FRONT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT N OF 26N AND 9 TO 13 FT S OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-210930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 20 2007 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. $$ FORECASTER DM/EC