000 FZNT24 KNHC 230911 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT FRI OCT 23 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. GMZ089-231530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT FRI OCT 23 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OFF THE SE U.S. COAST WILL MOVE FARTHER TO THE E TODAY...AS A COLD FRONT STRETCHING FROM NEAR PENSACOLA FL TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO APPROACHES FROM THE W. THE FRONT WILL SLOW AND EVENTUALLY STALL OUT FROM NEAR THE FL BIG BEND SW INTO THE CENTRAL GULF THIS WEEKEND. THE FRONT WILL BECOME DIFFUSE ON SUN WITH ANOTHER COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE TX COAST ON MON MOVING INTO THE NW GULF ON TUE. $$ GMZ080-231530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 430 AM CDT FRI OCT 23 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE TONIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E OF 94W N TO NE WIND 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SAT NIGHT. W OF 94W NE TO WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SAT AFTERNOON. .SUN...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN NIGHT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SUN NIGHT. .MON...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT MON NIGHT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ GMZ082-231530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT FRI OCT 23 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. E OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT W OF FRONT MON NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT TUE NIGHT. $$ GMZ084-231530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT FRI OCT 23 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT ON MON...THEN BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT NW OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT ON MON...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT NW OF FRONT MON NIGHT. .TUE...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-231530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT FRI OCT 23 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT S OF 25N SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE PORTION. .TUE...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS TO TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY