000 FZNT24 KNHC 221450 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. GMZ089-222130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT WED OCT 22 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG RIDGE BUILDS FROM THE CAROLINAS INTO NE GULF THROUGH THU. A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE TONIGHT MOVES TO A POSITION FROM 28N89W TO 19N95W THU EVENING WHILE MERGING WITH BROAD LOW PRESSURE MOVING NORTHWARD FROM YUCATAN TODAY AND THU. ASSOCIATED WARM FRONT FROM 26N90W TO 25N84W THU MORNING SHOULD LIFT TO FLORIDA BIG BEND FRI AFTERNOON...WITH LOW PRES MOVING INLAND OVER FLORIDA PANHANDLE. COLD FRONT ADVANCES TO 30N84W TO 25N84W TO NE YUCATAN FRI EVENING AND SE OF AREA SAT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS GULF FROM WEST OVER THE WEEKEND. $$ GMZ080-222130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT WED OCT 22 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND THE FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT E OF 92W LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT NEAR SHORE BECOMING TO 4 TO 7 FT AREA WIDE LATE. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS E HALF EARLY AND SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS W OF 93W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT NEAR SHORE. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 28N VARIABLE MOSTLY W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS SUN. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SUN. $$ GMZ082-222130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT WED OCT 22 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY N W OF 94W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N. .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 SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL LATE. E OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .SAT AND SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 92W SUN AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT BUT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT E OF 92W LATE SUN. $$ GMZ084-222130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT WED OCT 22 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON AND E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE WINDS 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS S HALF SPREADING N TONIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT THU NIGHT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS N HALF AND ALONG FRONT. .FRI...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS N HALF EARLY DIMINISHING AND SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-222130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT WED OCT 22 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .TONIGHT...N OF 25N E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS BECOMING NUMEROUS N HALF. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF WARM FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING E TO SE THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. S OF WARM FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT N OF 246 THU AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 26N SPREADING N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF WARM FROM E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. W OF COLD FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF WARM FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF WARM FRONT EARLY AND SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF 28N NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE MOSTLY SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT PUSHING SE OF AREA EARLY. .SUN...S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN