000 FZNT24 KNHC 132047 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. GMZ089-140330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT TUE OCT 13 2009 .SYNOPSIS... WEAK RIDGE OVER THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE NORTHWEST GULF COAST THURSDAY NIGHT AND REACH FROM NORTH FLORIDA TO NORTHEAST MEXICO MIDDAY FRIDAY AND SOUTH FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY SAT THEN MOVE SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA DURING SATURDAY. RIDGE NORTH OF THE AREA SUNDAY. $$ GMZ080-140330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT TUE OCT 13 2009 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-140330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT TUE OCT 13 2009 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST THIS EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THEN SHIFTING TO NE 20 TO 25 KT N OF THE FRONT LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ084-140330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT TUE OCT 13 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT. .FRI...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NW TO N 10 KT FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ086-140330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT TUE OCT 13 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 KT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT THU NIGHT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER LL