000 FZNT24 KNHC 211454 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 21 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-212130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 21 2007 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM SOUTH CENTRAL FLORIDA TO 24N97W WILL LIFT N AS A WARM TONIGHT. STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST MON MORNING AND EXTEND FROM NEAR MOBILE BAY TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE MON NIGHT THEN WEAKEN FROM 30N85W TO E BAY OF CAMPECHE BY TUE NIGHT AND MOVE E OF AREA WED. HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE GULF IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. $$ GMZ080-212130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 21 2007 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON NIGHT AND TUE S OF 27N... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW 25 TO 35 KT S OF 27N W OF FRONT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT S OF 27N W OF FRONT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT WINDS NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...S OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. N OF 27N N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT E OF 95W AND 6 TO 8 FT W OF 95W LATE. .WED...E OF 94W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 95W AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF 95W. $$ GMZ082-212130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 21 2007 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON NIGHT AND TUE... .THIS AFTERNOON 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 30 TO 35 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 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 12 TO 18 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 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. N OF 23N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL E OF 95W AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF 95W. .THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF 95W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 95W. $$ GMZ084-212130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 21 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 24N E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS S OF 24N. .TUE...N OF 26N S WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT W OF FRONT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT N OF 26N AND 9 TO 13 FT S OF 26N. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N. $$ GMZ086-212130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 21 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 7 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE/DGS