000 FZNT24 KNHC 191510 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST MON NOV 19 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-192130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST MON NOV 19 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH JUST OFFSHORE TEXAS COAST WILL DRIFT NW AND DISSIPATE LATER TODAY. EASTERLY WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY WED IN ADVANCE OF COLD FRONT MOVING OFF TEXAS COAST WED NIGHT REACHING FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NE MEXICO LATE THU AND STALLING ALONG 23N FRI AND MOVING N AS A WARM FRONT LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-192130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST MON NOV 19 2007 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE WED NIGHT AND THU... .THIS AFTERNOON...NW OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SE OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W PART. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART. .WED THROUGH FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE WED NIGHT DIMINISHING TO NE 20 TO 25 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT W OF FRONT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN LINES OF TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. $$ GMZ082-192130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST MON NOV 19 2007 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED THU... .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW WATERS. .WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO N 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND COLD FRONT THU DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE THU. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT W OF FRONT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .FRI...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT FRI NIGHT. E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ084-192130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST MON NOV 19 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT LATE THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT LATE. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .FRI...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ086-192130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST MON NOV 19 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 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 EXCEPT 2 TO 4 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 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .FRI...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON