000 FZNT24 KNHC 152116 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. GMZ089-160330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT THU OCT 15 2009 .SYNOPSIS... COLD FRONT OVER THE NORTH GULF STATES FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO SE TEXAS ALONG 29N MOVES INTO N GULF TONIGHT REACHING FROM TAMPA FLORIDA TO NE MEXICO FRI EVENING...FROM S FLORIDA TO N OF TAMPICO MEXICO SAT EVENING AND SE OF AREA SUN MORNING. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS W OF FRONT WEAKEN AND MOVE E SUN THROUGH TUE. $$ GMZ080-160330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT THU OCT 15 2009 .TONIGHT AND FRI...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SUN...W OF 95W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 95W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SUBSIDING NE SWELL. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-160330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT THU OCT 15 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF 96W S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 96W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 24N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. S OF 24N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-160330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT THU OCT 15 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 INCREASE TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 7 FT FRI NIGHT. S OF FRONT SW TO W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF FRONT N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .MON...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-160330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT THU OCT 15 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S FRONT AND N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 7 TO 9 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER FORMOSA