000 FZNT24 KNHC 232017 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. GMZ089-240330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT THU OCT 23 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 30N89W TO 19N93W THIS EVENING MOVES SE AND MERGES WITH BROAD LOW PRES MOVING SLOWLY N OVER S CENTRAL GULF. THE COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 30N85W TO THE NE YUCATAN FRI MORNING....SARASOTA FLORIDA TO THE NE YUCATAN EARLY SAT...AND SE OF THE AREA SAT NIGHT. MEANWHILE...A DEVELOPING WARM FRONT FROM 26N88W TO 23N82W THIS EVENING SHOULD RAPIDLY LIFT TO 30N85W TO 27N82W EARLY FRI AND NE OF THE AREA FRI AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS GULF FROM THE WEST OVER THE WEEKEND...WITH SECOND STRONGER FRONT SWEEPING FROM 30N86W TO 27N97W MON MORNING TO THE FAR SOUTHERN GULF MON NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-231530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT THU OCT 23 2008 .TONIGHT...W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT FAR SE PART BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS DIMINISHING EARLY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT W OF 93W AND 5 TO 8 FT E OF 93W SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AREA WIDE LATE. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 28N E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE TO S W OF 94W SUN AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS FAR N LATE. .MON...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT S OF 28N AND 6 TO 9 FT N OF 28N LATE. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N LATE AND 10 TO 14 FT S OF 27N SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL LATE. $$ GMZ082-231530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT THU OCT 23 2008 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 20N W OF 94W SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT AND 4 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING TO N TO NE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT W OF 94W AND 4 TO 7 FT E OF 94W SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AREA WIDE LATE. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT . E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N. .MON...NW OF FRONT N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT N OF 23N AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 23N LATE. SE OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 24N LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT N OF 22N SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 13 FT AND 6 TO 10 FT S OF 22N BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 KT. $$ GMZ084-231530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT THU OCT 23 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF WARM FRONT AND ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW EXCEPT SHIFTING TO NW TO N W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT N OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS TSTMS N HALF AND SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 27N N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 27N SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT NEAR SHORE. .SUN...S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT NEAR SHORE. .MON...S OF FRONT S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. N OF 25N S OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF 27N EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT NEAR SHORE SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR SHORE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 13 FT LATE. $$ GMZ086-231530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT THU OCT 23 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF WARM FRONT E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. S OF WARM FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA EARLY BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT AREA WIDE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 24N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 24N. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF WARM FRONT E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 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 BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF WARM FRONT EARLY AND ISOLATED TO SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE MOSTLY SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .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 N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SUN NIGHT. .MON...S OF 27N S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NW OF FRONT N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT S OF 27N AND SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 27N LATE. FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN