000 FZNT24 KNHC 090917 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT FRI OCT 09 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. GMZ089-091530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT FRI OCT 09 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATER TODAY. FRONT STALLS SAT AND SUN FROM S CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO NW BAY OF CAMPECHE THEN DRIFT N OVER COAST MON AND S AGAIN OVER N GULF TUE. $$ GMZ080-091530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT FRI OCT 09 2009 .TODAY...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT SAT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-091530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT FRI OCT 09 2009 .TODAY...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ GMZ084-091530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT FRI OCT 09 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-091530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT FRI OCT 09 2009 .TODAY THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS