000 FZNT24 KNHC 160222 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. GMZ089-160930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT THU OCT 15 2009 .SYNOPSIS... COLD FRONT ALONG THE GULF COAST OF LOUISIANA AND TEXAS WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF OVERNIGHT AND EXTEND 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 WEAKENS AND MOVE E SUN THROUGH TUE. $$ GMZ080-160930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT THU OCT 15 2009 .TONIGHT AND FRI...N OF FRONT WINDS SHIFTING TO N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. S OF FRONT SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...OCCASIONALLY 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT N OF 28N. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SUN...W OF 95W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 95W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SUBSIDING NE SWELL. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-160930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 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 FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 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. $$ GMZ084-160930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT THU OCT 15 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 29N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT FRI NIGHT. S OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF FRONT N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .MON...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-160930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 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 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. S FRONT AND N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SW TO W 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 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/COBB