000 FZNT24 KNHC 220217 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT TUE OCT 21 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. GMZ089-220930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT TUE OCT 21 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESS OVER THE N GULF WILL MOVE E AS COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY THU AND EXTENDS FROM MISSISSIPPI TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE THU. LOW PRES OVER THE YUCATAN AND BELIZE TONIGHT SHOULD MOVE NW AND THEN N AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT WED AND MERGE WITH IT THU. COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM PANAMA CITY FLORIDA TO NE YUCATAN FRI AFTERNOON FRI AND SHOULD LIE SE OF TH AREA SAT. HIGH PRES SHOULD OVERSPREAD THE GULF IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT LATER SAT AND SUN. $$ GMZ080-220930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT TUE OCT 21 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE EXCEPT SHIFTING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT E OF 92W LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT WED NIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT NEAR SHORE. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .FRI...W OF 93W N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE AND VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR SHORE. E OF 93W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N E OF 96W W TO NW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT NEAR SHORE. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT SUN. $$ GMZ082-220930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT TUE OCT 21 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 23N W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 22N W OF 93W AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE BECOMING 4 TO 7 FT AREA WIDE LATE. .SAT AND SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT SAT NIGHT AND SUN. $$ GMZ084-220930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT TUE OCT 21 2008 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY TO 20 KT S OF 26N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 25N. SCATTERED TSTMS FAR SE. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED MORNING AND 20 TO 25 KT WED AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS DEVELOPING. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT SHIFTING NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT E OF 88W. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW EXCEPT SHIFTING NW 15 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS N HALF AND ALONG FRONT. .FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI EVENING. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING SW TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E TO SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW TO W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS N HALF EARLY DIMINISHING AND SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-220930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT TUE OCT 21 2008 .TONIGHT AND WED...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS FAR S. .WED NIGHT...N OF 24N E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 25N. .FRI...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON SHIFTING NW 15 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW TO W FRI AFTERNOON EXCEPT SHIFTING NW W OF FRONT FAR W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS N HALF DIMINISHING AND SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NW OF FRONT 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 26N SAT AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N. .SUN...S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT LATE. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN