000 FZNT24 KNHC 151532 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT THU OCT 15 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. GMZ089-152130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT THU OCT 15 2009 .SYNOPSIS... RIDGE ALONG 25N THIS AFTERNOON MOVE S AS COLD FRONT MOVES INTO N GULF LATE TONIGHT REACHING FROM CEDAR KEY FLORIDA TO NE MEXICO LATE FRI...FROM S FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT AND SE OF AREA SAT NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS W OF FRONT WEAKEN AND MOVE E SUN AND MON. $$ GMZ080-152130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT THU OCT 15 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 96W S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. E OF 96W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 13 FT. .SUN...W OF 95W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. E OF 85W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE TO E WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN SUBSIDING NE SWELL. $$ GMZ082-152130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT THU OCT 15 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 96W S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. E OF 96W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS SHIFT SW LATE. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 8 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 14 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 14 FT. .MON...N TO NE WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDE TO 7 FT LATE. $$ GMZ084-152130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT THU OCT 15 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 INCREASE TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 7 FT LATE FRI NIGHT. E OF FRONT SW TO W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ GMZ086-152130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT THU OCT 15 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. E OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES