000 FZNT24 KNHC 210954 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST WED NOV 21 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-211530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST WED NOV 21 2007 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE SOUTHEAST U.S. MAINTAINS MODERATE E TO SE FLOW ACROSS THE GULF TODAY. STRONG NW WINDS FOLLOW A COLD FRONT PUSHING INTO THE NW GULF TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL STALL FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE FRI. LOW PRES IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN GULF ALONG THE FRONT FRI NIGHT. THE LOW WILL MOVE N ON SAT DRAGGING A WARM FRONT N ACROSS THE EASTERN WATERS. A NEW COLD FRONT WILL SWING SE AROUND THE LOW INTO NW GULF WATERS SAT REACHING FROM MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-211530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST WED NOV 21 2007 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY BEHIND FRONT LATE WED NIGHT DIMINISHING TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE THU NIGHT AND FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT W OF FRONT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN LINES OF TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SAT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 56FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT ENTIRE AREA SUN AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ082-211530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST WED NOV 21 2007 .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO GALE FORCE BEHIND COLD FRONT THU. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING 7 TO 10 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 AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY BEHIND COLD FRONT SAT NIGHT AND SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT SUN. $$ GMZ084-211530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST WED NOV 21 2007 .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15...SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT NW OF FRONT LATE THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT N OF FRONT LATE. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .FRI...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...N OF FRONT E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ086-211530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST WED NOV 21 2007 .TODAY...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N 20 KT BEHIND COLD FRONT THU NIGHT. 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 NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT SE 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. .SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN