000 FZNT24 KNHC 090851 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT THU OCT 09 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. GMZ089-091530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT THU OCT 09 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM APALACHEE BAY FLORIDA TO WRN BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL MOVE SE TO A POSITION FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO S BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS EVENING AND WEAKEN. REMNANTS OF FRONT WILL MEANDER OVER BAY OF CAMPECHE THROUGH SAT. OTHERWISE STRONG HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL INCREASE E WINDS SUN AND MON. $$ GMZ080-091530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT THU OCT 09 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT E OF 92W MON. $$ GMZ082-091530- 430 AM CDT THU OCT 09 2008 .TODAY...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...S OF 23N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S PART. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART. .SUN...N OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS SW PART. .MON...N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 23N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-091530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT THU OCT 09 2008 .TODAY...W OF FRONT NW T0 N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 28N VARIABLE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING 2 TO 4 FT SAT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...N OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. $$ GMZ086-091530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT THU OCT 09 2008 .TODAY...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA SAT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...N OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. $$ FORECASTER COBB