000 FZNT24 KNHC 292104 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT TUE SEP 29 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 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. GMZ089-300330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT TUE SEP 29 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY W ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF TO NEAR CORPUS CRISTI WILL DRIFT NWD ACROSS THE FAR W GULF WHILE SINKING SE TO EXTREME S FLORIDA THROUGH WED NIGHT...THEN BECOME DIFFUSE AND LIFT OUT TO THE NE AS SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW INCREASES OVER THE WESTERN GULF LATE THU...AHEAD OF ANOTHER FRONT MOVING INTO THE NW GULF BY LATE FRI. THIS FRONT WILL STALL AND WEAKEN OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS SAT THEN SINK SE ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA SUN. $$ GMZ080-300330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT TUE SEP 29 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT OR LESS WED INCREASING 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE. E OF 95W E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS DIMINISHING TO 2 FT. .SAT...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT FAR NW PORTIONS. $$ GMZ082-300330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT TUE SEP 29 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 15 KT ALONG YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 15 KT ALONG YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-300330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT TUE SEP 29 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EXCEPT 15 KT ALONG N OF YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EXCEPT TO 15 KT ALONG N OF YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT ALONG THE YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-300330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT TUE SEP 29 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT AND SUN...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SAT INCREASING 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING