000 FZNT24 KNHC 170850 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT FRI OCT 17 2008 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. GMZ089-171530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT FRI OCT 17 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE SE LOUISIANA TO 20N97W WILL MOVE TO POSITION 30N85W TO 26N93W TO 18N93W TONIGHT...AND MOVE SE OF AREA SUN MORNING. REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL DRIFT NW OVER THE SE WATERS TUE AND WED. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH WED. $$ GMZ080-171530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT FRI OCT 17 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND W OF FRONT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-171530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT FRI OCT 17 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT SAT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-171530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT FRI OCT 17 2008 .TODAY...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-171530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT FRI OCT 17 2008 .TODAY...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON