000 FZNT24 KNHC 230844 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT TUE OCT 23 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-231530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT TUE OCT 23 2007 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG COLD FRONT FROM THE COAST OF MISSISSIPPI TO 18N96W WILL MOVE E AND EXTEND FROM PENSACOLA FLORIDA TO 18N92W THIS AFTERNOON...TALLAHASSEE FLORIDA TO 18N91W TONIGHT...THEN STALL AND WEAKEN NEAR THE W COAST OF FLORIDA WED THROUGH THU. THE REMNANT TROUGH DRIFTS SLOWLY W OVER THE E GULF FRI AND SAT. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WITH INCREASING WINDS OVER THE WESTERN AND MIDDLE GULF ON SAT. $$ GMZ080-231530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT TUE OCT 23 2007 ...GALE WARNING W OF 93W... .TODAY...W OF 93W N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. E OF 93W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 93W. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .WED...W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 93W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ082-231530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT TUE OCT 23 2007 ...STORM WARNING W OF FRONT... .TODAY...S OF 22N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 18 TO 25 FT. N OF 22N W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .TONIGHT...S OF 22N NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 45 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 TO 24 FT. N OF 22N N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N E OF 95W. .WED...S OF 22N NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 22N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N E OF 94W. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL S OF 22N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 22N. .THU...W OF 93W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ084-231530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT TUE OCT 23 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT S OF 27N AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N. N OF 25N E OF FRONT S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM OF FRONT. .WED...W OF 87W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. E OF 87W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 25N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ086-231530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT TUE OCT 23 2007 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT ENTIRE AREA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER BERG