000 FZNT24 KNHC 201451 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST TUE NOV 20 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-202130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST TUE NOV 20 2007 .SYNOPSIS...WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY ALL WATERS IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE NW WATERS LATE WED NIGHT REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NE MEXICO LATE THU THEN STALLING ALONG 23N FRI. LOW PRES IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN GULF ALONG THE FRONT FRI NIGHT. THE LOW WILL MOVE N ON SAT WITH A WARM FRONT OVER THE E WATERS AND MOVE INLAND LOUISIANA SAT NIGHT. A NEW COLD FRONT WILL SWING SE INTO THE NW GULF WATERS SAT NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-202130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST TUE NOV 20 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A FEW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND WED...W OF 94W S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W SE TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE WED NIGHT DIMINISHING TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE THU NIGHT AND FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT W OF FRONT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN LINES OF TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SHIFTING TO NW TO N AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT BY SUNSET. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ082-202130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST TUE NOV 20 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND COLD FRONT THU. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT W OF FRONT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TSTMS E OF FRONT. .FRI...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL LATE. E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND COLD FRONT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ084-202130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST TUE NOV 20 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT NW OF FRONT LATE THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT N OF FRONT LATE. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .FRI...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...N OF FRONT E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ086-202130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST TUE NOV 20 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 28N. .TONIGHT AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N 20 KT BEHIND COLD FRONT LATE THU. SEAS 3 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 THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF FRONT. .FRI...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 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. .SAT...N OF FRONT E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON