000 FZNT24 KNHC 220901 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT THU OCT 22 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. GMZ089-221530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT THU OCT 22 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE SE U.S. WILL MOVE E THROUGH FRI. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF LATE TODAY...THEN REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO FRI MORNING AND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SATURDAY MORNING. FRONT WILL THEN BECOME DIFFUSE OVER THE FAR E PORTION AND FLORIDA SUN AND MON. HIGH PRES OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS WILL QUICKLY SHIFT NE OF THE AREA SUN INTO MON AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE FAR NW GULF. $$ GMZ080-221530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 430 AM CDT WED OCT 21 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE TODAY AND SHIFTING TO N WINDS 20 KT W OF FRONT LATE TODAY. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI NIGHT. .SAT...E OF 94W N TO NE WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 94W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT W OF 94W. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT SHIFTING TO N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-221530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT THU OCT 22 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT SHIFTING TO NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 21N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW PORTION NEAR FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT S WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING N 10 TO 15 KT FRI EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N. .SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-221530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT THU OCT 22 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-221530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT THU OCT 22 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT SHIFTING TO NW TO N IN THE AFTERNOON AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND MON...N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E WINDS MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE PORTION. $$ FORECASTER GR