000 FZNT24 KNHC 090905 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST MON NOV 09 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. GMZ089-091530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST MON NOV 09 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IDA NEAR 25.1N 87.9W 988 MB AT 300 AM CST MOVING NNW 14 KT. IDA WILL MOVE TO 27.2N 88.2W THIS AFTERNOON AND NEAR 29.6N 87.8W TONIGHT THEN INLAND NEAR 30.9N 86.7W TUE AND BECOME EXTRATROPICAL INLAND NEAR 31N85W TUE NIGHT. COLD FRONT WILL THEN TRAIL THE LOW TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL TUE NIGHT. 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 NLY WINDS WILL DECREASE FROM W TO E. $$ GMZ080-091530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST MON NOV 09 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 93 W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-091530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST MON NOV 09 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF 91W SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 23N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 23N. .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...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FEET S OF 22N AND E OF 92W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W 93W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-091530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST MON NOV 09 2009 ...HURRICANE WARNING THROUGH TUE MORNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 28N E OF 88W TUE... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OR GREATER WITHIN 175 NM NE...100 NM SE...45 NM SW AND 90 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 80 KT GUSTS TO 100 KT DECREASING TO 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS NEAR 32 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 23N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS AND SQUALLS N OF 25N. .TUE...N OF 29N TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OR GREATER. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. FROM 25N TO 29N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N NE TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-091530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST MON NOV 09 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 26N W OF 84W THROUGH TUE... ...GALE WARNING S OF 26N E OF 84W THROUGH TONIGHT... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 29N TUE NIGHT AND WED... .TODAY...S OF 26N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. S OF 26N E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING 25 TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT EXCEPT UP TO 18 FT IN THE GULF STREAM SUBSIDING 8 TO 12 FT THIS AFTERNOON. N OF 26N E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 28N 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. S OF 28N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 29N NW TO W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT TUE NIGHT AND WED. 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. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BY AFTERNOON. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS