000 FZNT24 KNHC 210851 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT SUN OCT 21 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-211530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT SUN OCT 21 2007 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM SOUTH CENTRAL FLORIDA TO 24N97W WILL LIFT N AS A WARM THROUGH MON NIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST MON MORNING...AND EXTEND FROM NEAR MOBILE BAY TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE MON NIGHT. FRONT WEAKENING FROM 30N85W TO VICINITY OF E BAY OF CAMPECHE BY TUE NIGHT...AND MOVES E OF AREA WED MORNING. HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE GULF IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WITH GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF THE WESTERN GULF MON NIGHT INTO TUE. $$ GMZ080-211530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT SUN OCT 21 2007 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON NIGHT AND TUE S OF 27N... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 25 TO 35 KT W OF FRONT S OF 27N MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT W OF FRONT S OF 27N. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT WINDS NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...S OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. N OF 27N N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT E OF 95W AND TO 5 TO 8 FT W OF 95W LATE. .WED...E OF 94W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 95W AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF 95W. $$ GMZ082-211530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT SUN OCT 21 2007 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON NIGHT AND TUE... .TODAY THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW AND INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS 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 NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...S OF 23N NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 23N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL E OF 95W...AND DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 7 FT W OF 95W. .THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT E OF 95W AND TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF 95W. $$ GMZ084-211530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT SUN OCT 21 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 24N E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS S OF 24N. .TUE...N OF 26N S WINDS 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 9 FT W OF FRONT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS MAY BE HIGHER NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT N OF 26N...AND 9 TO 13 FT S OF 26N. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N AND TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N. $$ GMZ086-211530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT SUN OCT 21 2007 .TODAY 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 AGUIRRE