000 FZNT24 KNHC 281521 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT WED OCT 28 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. GMZ089-282130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT WED OCT 28 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM NEAR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA TO THE CENTRAL GULF NEAR 26N89W WILL STALL THEN LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT THROUGH THU. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST THU EVENING AND WILL SLOWLY PROGRESS THROUGH THE GULF INTO THE WEEKEND. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE SW GULF OF MEXICO SAT NIGHT THEN FROM N FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA BY SUN AFTERNOON. $$ GMZ080-282130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 1030 AM CDT WED OCT 28 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT THU NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SUN NIGHT. $$ GMZ082-282130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT WED OCT 28 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT THU...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N. .FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT FRI NIGHT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...W OF LINE FROM 25N90W TO 18N95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ084-282130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT WED OCT 28 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E WINDS 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE YUCATAN COAST FRI EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF FRONT SAT NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-282130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT WED OCT 28 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS SHIFTING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS TONIGHT. .TONIGHT AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 60 NM WITHIN THE COAST OF CUBA THU EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU. .FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 60 NM WITHIN THE COAST OF CUBA FRI EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY/CHRISTENSEN