000 FZNT24 KNHC 051501 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT MON OCT 05 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. GMZ089-052130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT MON OCT 05 2009 .SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE WILL EXTEND ALONG 25N WILL DRIFT NORTH TO ALONG 27N WED THROUGH FRI. THE RIDGE WILL STALL THE NEXT COLD FRONT ACROSS THE NORTHERN COASTAL PLAINS WED AND THU. LOW PRES BUILDS OVER NW GULF FRI AS NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES SE THROUGH TX. $$ GMZ080-052130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT MON OCT 05 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 96W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 96W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-052130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT MON OCT 05 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 96W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 96W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT ...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 23N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-052130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT MON OCT 05 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...N OF 28N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...N OF 29N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 29N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-052130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT MON OCT 05 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N OF 26N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER LL