000 FZNT24 KNHC 031505 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 03 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. GMZ089-032130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 03 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING FRONT OVER THE FLORIDA STRAITS AND THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL MOVE S OF AREA EARLY TONIGHT THEN MEANDER OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN SAT. REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL DRIFT NW AND BACK OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF WATERS SAT NIGHT AND SUN BECOMING DIFFUSE MON. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW OVER THE NW GULF TONIGHT THROUGH TUE IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT ALONG TEXAS COAST SUNSET TUE. $$ GMZ080-032130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 03 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 28N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING 2 TO 4 FT LATE SAT NIGHT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT SAT NIGHT. .SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS SE OF FRONT. $$ GMZ082-032130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 03 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 21N E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 21N E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON AND TUE...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-032130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 03 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 28N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S PART SAT NIGHT INTO SUN. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 KT N PART LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS N PORTION LATE. $$ GMZ086-032130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 03 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S PART. .SAT THROUGH MON..NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S PART ALSO N PORTION MON NIGHT. .TUE...N OF 28N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON