000 FZNT24 KNHC 230318 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. GMZ089-230930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT WED OCT 22 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE TONIGHT MOVES TO A POSITION FROM 28N89W TO 19N95W BY THU EVENING AND MERGES WITH BROAD LOW PRESSURE MOVING NORTHWARD FROM YUCATAN TONIGHT AND THU. ASSOCIATED WARM FRONT FROM 26N90W TO 25N83W THU MORNING SHOULD LIFT TO 30N88W TO 28N83W FRI MORNING...AS LOW PRES MOVES INLAND OVER FLORIDA PANHANDLE. COLD FRONT ADVANCES TO 30N88W TO 26N88W TO CENTRAL YUCATAN FRI MORNING TO TAMPA FLORIDA TO NE YUCATAN SAT MORNING AND SE OF AREA SUN. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS GULF FROM WEST OVER THE WEEKEND...WITH SECOND STRONGER FRONT SWEEPING FROM 30N86W TO 27N97W EARLY MON TO 26N82W TO 21N97W MON NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-230930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT WED OCT 22 2008 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND THE FRONT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT E OF 92W AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS E HALF EARLY AND SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS W OF 93W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT NEAR SHORE. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 28N VARIABLE MOSTLY W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS SUN. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SUN. .MON...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. S OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-230930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT WED OCT 22 2008 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 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 AND FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .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. .MON...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ084-230930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT WED OCT 22 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS N HALF AND ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS N HALF EARLY DIMINISHING AND SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...S OF FRONT S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 25N S OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ086-230930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT WED OCT 22 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .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 24N THU AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT N OF 24N. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 26N SPREADING N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF WARM FRONT 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. .MON...S OF 28N S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW 20 TO 25 KT MON EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN/CHRISTENSEN