000 FZNT24 KNHC 170218 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT FRI OCT 16 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. GMZ089-170930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT FRI OCT 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS... COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 27N82W TO 25N90W TO 24N97W MOVES SE AND WILL EXTEND FROM SW FLORIDA TO TAMPICO EARLY SAT...AND FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO NE YUCATAN LATE SAT AND SE OF AREA SUN. STRONG HIGH PRES IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE E SUN THROUGH WED. $$ GMZ080-170930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 1030 PM CDT THU OCT 15 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR S PORTION. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT FAR W PORTION S OF 27N. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST S OF 27N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF 95W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL W OF 93W AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF 93W. $$ GMZ082-170930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT FRI OCT 16 2009 .TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE AND TO 8 TO 11 FT SAT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT SAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT TONIGHT INTO SAT MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF 95W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. W OF 95W NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS W OF 94W NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ GMZ084-170930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT FRI OCT 16 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT TO 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT N OF 28N W OF 87W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR S PORTION. .SAT NIGHT....N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT N 25 TO 30 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT N OF 28N LATE. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO NE 15 TO 20 KT FAR N PORTION LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N. .MON...S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED. $$ GMZ086-170930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT FRI OCT 16 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT...INCREASING TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT TO 26N SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. WINDS AND SEAS MAY BE BRIEFLY HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND WITHIN 120 NM SE OF FRONT. .SAT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PORTION ALONG FRONT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL S OF 27N...AND SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. .MON...S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FROM 27N TO 28N AND TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 28N. .TUE AND WED...S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR S PORTION. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE/COBB