000 FZNT24 KNHC 180250 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 17 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. GMZ089-180930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 17 2009 .SYNOPSIS... COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA KEYS TO N COAST OF YUCATAN PENINSULA THROUGH THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS EVENING WILL PUSH SE AND INTO NW CARIBBEAN OVERNIGHT...WHILE THE W PORTION OF FRONT W OF 90W LAGS BEHIND ALONG THE MEXICAN COASTLINE. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING ACROSS THE GULF IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AND BEGIN TO SHIFT E OF THE AREA SUN ALLOWING FOR WINDS AND SEAS TO DIMINISH. ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE FAR NW GULF THU WHILE THE REMNANTS OF FIRST FRONT LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT ACROSS THE GULF E OF 90W. $$ GMZ080-180930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 1030 PM CDT FRI OCT 16 2009 .TONIGHT...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. W OF 94W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N AND 6 T0 9 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 27N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF 93W NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 27N...AND TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT E OF 94W 3 TO 5 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W INCREASING TO SE 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF 94W BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT WED. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR THE COAST WED. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE BEHIND THE FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT. $$ GMZ082-180930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 17 2009 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S OF 21N 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST S OF 21N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N W OF 92W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF 95W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT SUN NIGHT. W OF 95W NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT MON NIGHT. W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT MON NIGHT. .TUE AND WED...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 21N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 21N. $$ GMZ084-180930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 17 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO NE 15 TO 20 KT N OF 25N SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 27N... AND SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N. .MON THROUGH TUE...S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FROM 26N TO 28N AND TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 28N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NORTHERN PORTION. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 88W BECOMING SE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT S OF 26N...AND BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW PORTION. .THU...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N AND CENTRAL PARTS. $$ GMZ086-180930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 17 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS INCREASING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR SE WATERS EARLY. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 25N...AND SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 25N. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT FROM 27N TO 29N...AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 29N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR S PORTION. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS DEVELOPING FAR NW PORTION. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING