000 FZNT24 KNHC 100914 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT SAT OCT 10 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. GMZ089-101530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT SAT OCT 10 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 30N87W TO 27N93W TO 21N97W WILL MOVE TO FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 19N95W THIS EVENING AND STALL...THEN MOVE N OF AREA SUN NIGHT. SE RETURN FLOW RESUMES MON THEN WEAKENS TUE AND WED. $$ GMZ080-101530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT SAT OCT 10 2009 .TODAY THROUGH SUN...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 10 KT SUN. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDE 4 FT SUN. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-101530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT SAT OCT 10 2009 .TODAY...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDE 3 TO 4 FT LATE SUN. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-101530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT SAT OCT 10 2009 .TODAY THROUGH SUN...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-101530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT SAT OCT 10 2009 .TODAY THROUGH SUN...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...N OF 27N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS