000 FZNT24 KNHC 081534 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST SUN NOV 08 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. GMZ089-082130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST SUN NOV 08 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IDA IN THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN APPROACHING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL NEAR 21.2N 86.0W 983 MB AT 900 AM CST IS MOVING NW AT 9 KT. IDA WILL MOVE THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL AND INTO THE S GULF TO NEAR 22.8N 87.1W THIS EVENING...NEAR 25.6N 88.4W MON MORNING...NEAR 28.2N 88.6W MON EVENING...THEN TO 30.0N 87.8W TUE MORNING WHEN IT IS EXPECTED TO HAVE TRANSITIONED TO AN EXTRATROPICAL LOW. A COLD FRONT WILL THEN TRAIL THE LOW TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE TUE. THE LOW MOVES NE OF THE AREA WED WITH THE FRONT MOVING S OF THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND S OF THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE WED WITH STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW BEHIND IT. $$ GMZ080-082130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST SUN NOV 08 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 25N E OF 91W MON AND MON NIGHT... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING 25 TO 30 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING 9 TO 15 FT TONIGHT. W OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N E OF 91W TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH MON NIGHT. N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. E OF 93W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT TUE. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT TUE. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT TUE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT TUE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE WED NIGHT. W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE WED NIGHT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING 4 TO 7 FT BY AFTERNOON. $$ GMZ082-082130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST SUN NOV 08 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING 6 TO 9 FT TONIGHT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT THEN BECOMING W TO NW LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 22N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 22N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 92W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 92W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW MON NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 23N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 23N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE AND WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT S OF 21N W OF 94W 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .THU...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE THU. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ084-082130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST SUN NOV 08 2009 ...HURRICANE WARNING THROUGH MON NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING S OF 25N THIS MORNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 28N E OF 88W TUE... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE...70 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW AND 90 NM NW QUADRANTS OF CENTER. HIGHEST WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 150 NM NE...120 NM SE...75 NM SW AND 150 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 27 FT. N OF 26N E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT TONIGHT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 26N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 24N TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NE...120 NM SE...90 SW AND 120 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 85 KT GUSTS TO 105 KT DECREASING TO 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS NEAR 33 FT. S OF 24N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS AND SQUALLS N OF 25N. .TUE...N OF 28N TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OR GREATER EXPECTED. WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. HIGHEST SEAS 28 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL LATE WED NIGHT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT THU NIGHT. $$ GMZ086-082130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST SUN NOV 08 2009 ...GALE WARNING S OF 25N THIS MORNING... ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 25N W OF 84W THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 29N W TUE NIGHT AND WED... .TODAY...S OF 25N E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT EXCEPT UP TO 18 FT IN THE GULF STREAM. BECOMING TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER S OF 25N W OF 84W THIS AFTERNOON. N OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .TONIGHT AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 29N E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT TUE NIGHT AND WED. WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO 30 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. S OF 29N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N AND CENTRAL PORTIONS. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT THU NIGHT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY