000 FZNT24 KNHC 020231 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT THU OCT 01 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. GMZ089-020930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT THU OCT 01 2009 .SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE NW GULF IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS FRI. THE FRONT WILL BECOME STATIONARY FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO E TEXAS LATE SAT THEN MOVE N OF AREA AS A WARM FRONT SUN. SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASING AGAIN OVER THE NW GULF SUN AND MON SPREADING E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF TUE. $$ GMZ080-020930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT THU OCT 01 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND N OF FRONT. .SUN AND MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-020930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT THU OCT 01 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF 95W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF YUCATAN LATE TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-020930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT THU OCT 01 2009 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT AND SHIFTING TO N AT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PORTION. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND N OF FRONT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 28N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-020930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT THU OCT 01 2009 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO NE 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING 2 TO 4 FT N OF FRONT. .SUN...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND N OF FRONT. .MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON