000 FZNT24 KNHC 020829 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT THU OCT 02 2008 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. GMZ089-021530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT THU OCT 02 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM THE CENTRAL FLORIDA PENINSULA TO 25N90W TO 24N94W TODAY WILL MOVE TO S FLORIDA AND 22N95W TONIGHT AND STALL ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN. NORTHEAST TO E WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE N HALF OF THE GULF SAT THROUGH MON. $$ GMZ080-021530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT THU OCT 02 2008 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N OF 27N SE TO WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-021530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT THU OCT 02 2008 .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...S OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 21N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 22N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 22N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-021530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT THU OCT 02 2008 .TODAY...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...S OF 28N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S OF 28N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 28N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 23N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-021530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT THU OCT 02 2008 .TODAY...N OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...FROM 26N TO 29N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER CAB