000 FZNT24 KNHC 222130 CCA OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...CORRECTED NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT THU OCT 22 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. GMZ089-230330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT THU OCT 22 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE SE U.S. WILL MOVE E THROUGH FRI. A COLD FRONT FROM NEAR SW LOUISIANA TO JUST S OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS WILL REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO FRI MORNING...AND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE BY SAT MORNING. FRONT WILL THEN BECOME DIFFUSE OVER THE FAR E PORTION AND FLORIDA SUN THROUGH TUE. HIGH PRES OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS WILL QUICKLY SHIFT NE OF THE AREA SUN INTO MON AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE FAR NW GULF MON MORNING... THEN BECOMES ALONG THE NORTHERN WATERS OF THE NW GULF TUE. $$ GMZ080-230330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 1030 AM CDT WED OCT 21 2009 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT 5 TO 8 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI NIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E OF 94W N TO NE WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 94W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT W OF 94W. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT SHIFTING TO N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 94W...AND 2 TO 3 FT E OF 94W. $$ GMZ082-230330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT THU OCT 22 2009 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT NW TO N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 21N...AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR NE PORTION ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT S WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING N 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-230330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT THU OCT 22 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 86W ALONG AND NEAR FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. .MON AND TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-230330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT THU OCT 22 2009 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT SHIFTING TO NW TO N IN THE AFTERNOON AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND MON...N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E WINDS MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE PORTION. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER BARNES/AGUIRRE