000 FZNT24 KNHC 212102 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST WED NOV 21 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-220330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST WED NOV 21 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS TONIGHT AND STALLING FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE 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 SUNRISE MON. THIS SECOND FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BECOME STATIONARY FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE MON NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-220330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST WED NOV 21 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT DIMINISHING TO NE 20 TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT W OF FRONT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN LINES OF TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SAT THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT W OF FRONT SUN AND 3 TO 5 FT MON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ082-220330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST WED NOV 21 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND COLD FRONT THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT... BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT W OF FRONT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TSTMS E OF FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL FRI NIGHT. E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND COLD FRONT SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT SUN. .MON...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-220330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST WED NOV 21 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT NW OF FRONT LATE THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT N OF FRONT LATE. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SUN AND MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ086-220330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST WED NOV 21 2007 .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 AND FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT E TO 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 AND MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. FORECASTER NELSON