000 FZNT24 KNHC 220904 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT WED OCT 22 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. GMZ089-221530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT WED OCT 22 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE BUILD OVER THE EAST UNITED STATES COAST THROUGH THURSDAY. COLD FRONT MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST TONIGHT AND MOVE TO ALONG 89W THURSDAY NIGHT. RIDGE WILL MOVE EAST FRIDAY AND COLD FRONT WILL BE FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE FRI. FRONT WILL MOVE TO YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE SATURDAY AND CONTINUE SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA. WEAK HIGH BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ GMZ080-221530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT WED OCT 22 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO OCCASIONALLY 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT NEAR SHORE. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR SHORE. .SAT AND SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME NE 10 TO 15 KT E OF 95W SUN AND SE LESS THAN 10 KT E OF 95W SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDE TO 1 TO 3 FT SUN. $$ GMZ082-221530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT WED OCT 22 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO N WINDS 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT SUN. $$ GMZ084-221530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT WED OCT 22 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON AND E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE WINDS 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS DEVELOPING. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT THU NIGHT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS N HALF AND ALONG FRONT. .FRI...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS N HALF EARLY DIMINISHING AND SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-221530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT WED OCT 22 2008 .TODAY...E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS FAR S. .TONIGHT...N OF 25N 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 TO 20 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 25N. .FRI...N OF 27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON SHIFTING NW 15 TO 20 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. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS N HALF DIMINISHING AND SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER LL