000 FZNT24 KNHC 091514 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-092130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST MON NOV 09 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM IDA NEAR 26.5N 88.3W 996 MB AT 900 AM CST MOVING NNW 15 KT. IDA WILL MOVE TO 28.6N 88.7W THIS EVENING THEN INLAND NEAR 30.4N 88.2W TUE AND BECOME EXTRATROPICAL INLAND NEAR 31.2N 86.6W 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. $$ GMZ080-092130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST MON NOV 09 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 93 W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-092130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST MON NOV 09 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF 93W SW TO W WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 23N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 23N...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT N OF 23N LATE. .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. $$ GMZ084-092130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST MON NOV 09 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING THROUGH TUE MORNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 29N E OF 88W TUE... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OR GREATER WITHIN 175 NM NE...125 NM SE...45 NM SW AND 125 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT DECREASING TO 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS NEAR 22 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 24N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS AND SQUALLS N OF 25N. .TUE...N OF 29N TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OR GREATER. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. FROM 25N TO 29N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-092130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST MON NOV 09 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 26N W OF 83W THROUGH TUE... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 29N TUE NIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...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 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 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 AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 29N W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. S OF 29N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...N OF 29N W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 29 N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT BY AFTERNOON. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER AL