000 FZNT24 KNHC 222100 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST THU NOV 22 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-230330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST THU NOV 22 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 30N83W 21N98W WILL MOVE SE AND STALL ALONG 26N82W 24N95W 18N94W FRI. LOW PRES IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP NEAR 27N97W AND MOVE N SAT DRAGGING A WARM FRONT N ACROSS THE EASTERN WATERS SAT NIGHT. A NEW COLD FRONT WILL SWING AROUND THE LOW INTO W GULF WATERS SAT REACHING FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE MON. THIS SECOND FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BECOME STATIONARY FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE MON NIGHT AND BEGIN TO DRIFT N EARLY TUE AND E TO W ALONG 25N SUNRISE WED. $$ GMZ080-230330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST THU NOV 22 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT SEAS 4 FT. N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 20 TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND SECOND COLD FRONT DIMINISHING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE MON INTO TUE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT W OF FRONT SUN THEN SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ082-230330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST THU NOV 22 2007 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND COLD FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG 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 THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND SECOND COLD FRONT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT SUN. .MON AND TUE...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-230330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST THU NOV 22 2007 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT N OF FRONT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .FRI TROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SUN AND MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...N OF FRONT N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ086-230330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST THU NOV 22 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 KT BEHIND COLD FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE 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...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A FEW SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON