000 FZNT24 KNHC 150900 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST THU NOV 15 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-151530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST THU NOV 15 2007 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT ALONG THE TEXAS COAST WILL EXTEND FROM NW FLORIDA TO NE MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON AND FROM S FLORIDA TO 21N98W TONIGHT AND SE OF THE AREA FRI. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT AND MOVE TO THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE SAT THROUGH MON. $$ GMZ080-151530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST THU NOV 15 2007 .TODAY...N OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE IN THE MORNING...DIMINISHING TO N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-151530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST THU NOV 15 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 23N. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT. .SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-151530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST THU NOV 15 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. S OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL S OF 26N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N. .SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-151530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST THU NOV 15 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. S OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY...THEN BECOMING NE 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N. $$ FORECASTER DGS