000 FZNT24 KNHC 210245 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT TUE OCT 20 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. GMZ089-210930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT TUE OCT 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE SE U.S. WILL MOVE E THROUGH FRI. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE INTO THE NW GULF THU NIGHT AND REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO FRI AFTERNOON THEN REACH FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA BY SAT EVENING. $$ GMZ080-210930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 1030 PM CDT MON OCT 19 2009 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELLS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT BECOME N 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT LATE THU. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT W OF FRONT LATE. .FRI...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...WINDS BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-210930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT TUE OCT 20 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 21N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING E TO NE 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 21N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N WINDS 15 KT W OF FRONT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 FT FAR SE PORTIONS. .SUN...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ084-210930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT TUE OCT 20 2009 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 25N SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL...ELSEWHERE SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-210930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT TUE OCT 20 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT BECOMING E WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 7 FT WED NIGHT. N OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT W OF FRONT. .SUN...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 4 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING