000 FZNT24 KNHC 121503 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 12 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. GMZ089-122130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 12 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES OVER THE NORTHEAST UNITED STATES WILL DRIFT SOUTH THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT AND THEN WEAKEN OVER THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES THROUGH THURSDAY. $$ GMZ080-122130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 12 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E OF 93W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILD TO TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 93W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-122130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 12 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 22N E OF 94W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT E OF 95W AND 4 FT W OF 95W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE AND WED...N OF 22N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT E OF 92W WED. SEAS 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 7 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 21N E OF 94W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ GMZ084-122130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 12 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 28N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SOUTH OF 26N. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 10 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-122130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 12 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 28N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 26N. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT TUE. SEAS BUILD TO 9 FT BY TUE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER LL