000 FZNT24 KNHC 072100 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST WED NOV 07 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-080330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST WED NOV 07 2007 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM NAPLES TO 24N87W TO 26N97W WILL RAPIDLY MOVE S AND WEAKEN FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO NE MEXICO OVERNIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...THEN WEAKEN FRI AND SAT. NEW HIGH PRES BUILDS S OVER THE E GULF AND FLORIDA LATE SAT THROUGH MON ALLOWING FOR RETURN FLOW TO INCREASE OVER THE W GULF. $$ GMZ080-080330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST WED NOV 07 2007 .TONIGHT AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE W OF 93W THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 92W SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE TONIGHT INTO THU. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT W OF 94W AND 1 TO 2 FT E OF 94W. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT LATE SUN INTO MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT W OF 93W MON. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS NEAR THE COAST. $$ GMZ082-080330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST WED NOV 07 2007 .TONIGHT...E OF 95W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 95W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS WED NIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE W OF 93W THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF 94W LATE SUN INTO MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT N OF 23N W OF 94W LATE SUN INTO MON. $$ GMZ084-080330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST WED NOV 07 2007 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT S OF 24N. ISOLATED ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 26N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N AND 1 TO 3 FT N OF 25N. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 25N AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 25N. .SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W LATE SUN INTO MON W PART. SEAS BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT THROUGHOUT. $$ GMZ086-080330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST WED NOV 07 2007 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT THU NIGHT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE