000 FZNT24 KNHC 082052 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-090330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST SUN NOV 08 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IDA IN THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN APPROACHING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL NEAR 22.2N 86.3W 976 MB AT 300 PM CST IS MOVING NW AT 9 KT. IDA WILL MOVE THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL AND INTO THE S GULF TO NEAR 23.9N 87.4W TONIGHT...NEAR 26.7N 88.0W MON AFTERNOON...NEAR 29.2N 87.9W MON NIGHT...THEN TO 30.7N 86.7W TUE AFTERNOON 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. $$ GMZ080-090330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST SUN NOV 08 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 25N E OF 91W MON THROUGH MON NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING 9 TO 15 FT TONIGHT. W OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N E OF 91W N TO NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS TUE. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 93W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT TUE. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT TUE. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT TUE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE WED NIGHT. W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE WED NIGHT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING 4 TO 7 FT BY AFTERNOON. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-090330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST SUN NOV 08 2009 .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 THROUGH 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 NE SWELL. E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 22N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ084-090330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST SUN NOV 08 2009 ...HURRICANE WARNING THROUGH TUE MORNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 28N E OF 88W TUE... .TONIGHT...S OF 26N TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE...70 NM SE...40 NM SW...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANTS OF CENTER. HIGHEST WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 180 N SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SE AND 60 NM SW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 33 FT. N OF 26N E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT TONIGHT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 26N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 24N TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NE...125 NM SE...90 NM SW...AND 115 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 85 KT GUSTS TO 105 KT DECREASING TO 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS NEAR 38 FT. S OF 24N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS AND SQUALLS N OF 25N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OR GREATER EXPECTED. WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. HIGHEST SEAS 30 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL LATE WED NIGHT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT THU NIGHT. .FRI...E OF 88W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE FRI. W OF 88W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ086-090330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST SUN NOV 08 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 25N W OF 84W THROUGH TUE... ...GALE WARNING S OF 26N E OF 84W THROUGH TONIGHT... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 29N W TUE NIGHT AND WED... .TONIGHT AND MON...S OF 25N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT BUILDING TO 12 TO 16 FT LATE TONIGHT. S OF 26N E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT MON. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT EXCEPT UP TO 18 FT IN THE GULF STREAM SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT MON AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE 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. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE FRI...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY