000 FZNT24 KNHC 150109 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT TUE OCT 14 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. GMZ089-150930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT TUE OCT 14 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES WILL WEAKEN THROUGH FRI. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE THU AND EXTEND FROM FL PANHANDLE TO 22N97W BY LATE FRI AND FROM W-CENTRAL FL TO 25N90W TO 18N95W BY LATE SAT. HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES BEHIND THE FRONT. TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIXTEEN FORECAST TO REMAIN SOUTH OF THE AREA IN THE GULF OF HONDURAS AND MOVE INLAND CENTRAL AMERICA LATE FRI. $$ GMZ080-150930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT TUE OCT 14 2008 .TONIGHT...E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITH E SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE 15 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...W OF 95W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-150930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT TUE OCT 14 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 22N E OF 94W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 93W TONIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 20N E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITH NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITH NE SWELL. .FRI AND SAT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S OF 23N E OF 95W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ084-150930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT TUE OCT 14 2008 .TONIGHT AND WED...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N LATE WED. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N WED. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. FROM 27N TO 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 23N. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT NW PART LATE FRI. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT AND TO 20 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 23N. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 23N. .SAT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-150930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT TUE OCT 14 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...LOCALLY HIGHER STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 26N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 20 KT AND TO 25 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 24N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 24N. .FRI...N OF 29N NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FROM 29N TO 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER LL/COBB