000 FZNT24 KNHC 230906 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT THU OCT 23 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. GMZ089-231530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT THU OCT 23 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT OVER THE NORTHWEST PART FROM NEAR 30N92W TO 22N98W WILL MOVE TO ALONG 89W TONIGHT AND MERGE WITH A BROAD LOW PRESSURE MOVING NORTH FROM THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT. ASSOCIATED WARM FRONT WILL DEVELOP FROM 26N89W TO 24N81W TONIGHT AND MOVE NORTH TO 27N85W TO 25N81W FRI MORNING WITH COLD FRONT FROM 30N85W TO YUCATAN PENINSULA. BY LATE FRI WARM FRONT IS OVER FLORIDA WITH COLD FRONT FROM 30N82W TO YUCATAN CHANNEL. COLD FRONT WILL WEAKEN OVER THE EXTREME SOUTHEAST PART THROUGH SATURDAY THEN DRIFT EAST OF THE AREA LATE SATURDAY. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS GULF BEHIND THE FRONT. STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST LATE SUNDAY AND RAPIDLY SPREAD ACROSS THE GULF MONDAY $$ GMZ080-231530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT THU OCT 23 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO N WINDS 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED ALONG THE FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT LATE EXCEPT E 10 KT OR LESS W OF 93W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT NEAR SHORE. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT OR LESS W OF 94W SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SUN. .MON...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. SE OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-231530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT THU OCT 23 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING N WINDS 15 KT TONIGHT. 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 FRI NIGHT. 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ084-231530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT THU OCT 23 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS N HALF EARLY DIMINISHING AND SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...S OF FRONT S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 25N S OF FRONT N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ086-231530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT THU OCT 23 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF WARM FRONT E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING E TO SE TONIGHT. 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 TSTMS. .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 S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF WARM FRONT EARLY AND SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF 28N 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 W 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. .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...N WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N. $$ FORECASTER LL