000 FZNT24 KNHC 190848 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST MON NOV 19 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-191530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST MON NOV 19 2007 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH JUST OFFSHORE TEXAS COAST WILL DRIFT NW AND DISSIPATE LATER TODAY. E TO SE WINDS BECOME SLY WED IN ADVANCE OF COLD FRONT MOVING OFF TEXAS COAST LATE WED NIGHT AND THU MORNING REACHING FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO CENTRAL MEXICO THU AND THEN STALL FROM SOUTH FLORIDA TO S MEXICO FRI. $$ GMZ080-191530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST MON NOV 19 2007 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE WED NIGHT AND THU... .TODAY...NW OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SE OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR W PART. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART. .WED THROUGH FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE WED NIGHT THEN TURN NE AND DIMINISH TO 20 TO 25 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT W OF FRONT EARLY FRI. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN LINES OF TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. $$ GMZ082-191530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST MON NOV 19 2007 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED THU... .TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W PART. .WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N AND INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT BEHIND COLD FRONT THU THEN DIMINISH TO 20 KT ON FRI. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT W OF FRONT LATE. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .FRI...W OF 95W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ084-191530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST MON NOV 19 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME N 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT LATE THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT W OF FRONT EARLY FRI. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT THU. .FRI...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ086-191530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST MON NOV 19 2007 .TODAY THROUGH TUE...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT LATER TODAY. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT TUE. S OF 28N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. .THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT BEHIND COLD FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE AND LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .FRI...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER CANGIALOSI