000 FZNT24 KNHC 130904 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT TUE OCT 13 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. GMZ089-131530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT TUE OCT 13 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE OVER THE AREA THROUGH THU. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE THU AND RAPIDLY MOVE TO N FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI AND S FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY SAT AND TO JUST SE OF THE AREA LATE SAT. $$ GMZ080-131530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT TUE OCT 13 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...W OF 95W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 95W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 25 KT NW OF FRONT LATE THU. SEAS 4 FT. E OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT NW OF FRONT LATE THU. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING OVER THE NORTHWEST HALF TO N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT OVER THE NW HALF. $$ GMZ082-131530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT TUE OCT 13 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. E OF FRONT E WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO N 10 TO 15 KT BY LATE FRI. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ084-131530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT TUE OCT 13 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT THU NIGHT THEN SHIFTING TO N 20 KT BEHIND FRONT FRI. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU NIGHT AND 6 TO 9 FT N OF FRONT FRI. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW TO W 10 KT AHEAD OF FRONT SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE FRI. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT N OF FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ086-131530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT TUE OCT 13 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE WINDS 10 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FL. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT IN STRAITS OF FL. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...N OF 27N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT LATE THU NIGHT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER DGS