000 FZNT24 KNHC 180907 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT SUN OCT 18 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. GMZ089-181530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT SUN OCT 18 2009 .SYNOPSIS... STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING ACROSS THE GULF IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT CURRENTLY OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN 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. FRESH S RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP IN ADVANCE OF NEXT COLD FRONT WED. $$ GMZ080-181530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 430 AM CDT SAT OCT 17 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 93W NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. W OF 93W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 27N...AND TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO SE 15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W WED. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT W OF 94W WED. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR THE COAST WED. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE BEHIND THE FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT. $$ GMZ082-181530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT SUN OCT 18 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 SHIFTING SE WED. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING S WED. 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. $$ GMZ084-181530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT SUN OCT 18 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO NE 15 TO 20 KT N OF 25N SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 27N... AND SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N. .MON THROUGH TUE...S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FROM 26N TO 28N AND TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 28N. .WED...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW PORTION. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N AND CENTRAL PARTS. $$ GMZ086-181530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT SUN OCT 18 2009 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 25N...AND SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 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 N PORTION. $$ FORECASTER GR