000 FZNT24 KNHC 221449 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT MON OCT 22 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-222130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT MON OCT 22 2007 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST THIS AFTERNOON EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 21N97W THIS EVENING THEN WEAKEN FROM THE FL PANHANDLE TO E BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 19N92W BY TUE EVENING. THE FRONT STALLS AND EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 21N90W LATE WED THEN SLOWLY DRIFTS WWD THU AND FRI BECOMING DIFFUSE FROM THE FL PANHANDLE TO 21N92W BY LATE FRI AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE E GULF. $$ GMZ080-222130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT MON OCT 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW 25 TO 35 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DECREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. E OF FRONT S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TO SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...S OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS12 TO 16 FT. N OF 27N NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 7 FT WED. W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT AND FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-222130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT MON OCT 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING... ...STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUE S OF 21N... .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 8 TO 16 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 40 TO 50 KT DECREASING 30 TO 40 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT. N OF 21W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT DECREASING 20 TO 30 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...N OF 21N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING 7 TO 9 FT LATE. S OF 21N NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DECREASING 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING 8 TO 11 FT LATE. .THU AND FRI...E OF 94W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 94W N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-222130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT MON OCT 22 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS N OF 26N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT W OF FRONT TUE NIGHT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-222130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT MON OCT 22 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER COBB/DGS