000 FZNT24 KNHC 142036 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT WED OCT 14 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. GMZ089-150330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT WED OCT 14 2009 .SYNOPSIS... A NE TO SW RIDGE WILL SHIFT S AND EXTEND E TO W ALONG 25N THU. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS LATE THU NIGHT REACHING FROM CEDAR KEY FLORIDA TO NE MEXICO LATE FRI AND MOVE SE OF THE AREA LATE SAT. STRONG HIGH PRES IN WAKE OF FRONT WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT EAST SUN AND MON. $$ GMZ080-150330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT WED OCT 14 2009 .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .THU...S OF 28N E OF 95W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ELSEWHERE S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 60 NM S OF FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .MON...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 94W E TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. $$ GMZ082-150330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT WED OCT 14 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 96W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT THEN SHIFTING TO NE 20 TO 25 KT N OF THE FRONT LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. $$ GMZ084-150330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT WED OCT 14 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT. .SAT AND SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. $$ GMZ086-150330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT WED OCT 14 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER