000 FZNT24 KNHC 191529 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 19 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. GMZ089-192130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 19 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM SOUTH FLORIDA TO THE NORTHERN YUCATAN CONTINUES SE AND STALLS S OF AREA TODAY. HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF FRONT THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. A SECOND COLD FRONT ENTERS THE NW GULF WATERS THU MORNING. $$ GMZ080-192130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 19 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 28N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 28N. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 93W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 93W. $$ GMZ082-192130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 19 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...FROM 20N TO 23N E OF 94W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 20N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 20N E OF 92W SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SEAS S OF 20N W OF 92W 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 23N E OF 91W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E OF 94W NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. $$ GMZ084-192130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 19 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .TUE...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .WED AND THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 24N. $$ GMZ086-192130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 19 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 25N. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN