000 FZNT24 KNHC 240309 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT FRI OCT 23 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. GMZ089-240930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT FRI OCT 23 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM APALACHICOLA FLORIDA TO 25N90W...THEN BECOMES STATIONARY TO JUST S OF TAMPICO MEXICO. THE FRONT E OF 90W WILL REACH FROM NEAR TAMPA SW TO NEAR THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA BY SAT EVENING...THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE OVER THE FAR SE WATERS SUN THROUGH MON. A WEAK COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE FAR NW GULF MON AFTERNOON...THEN STALL AND WEAKEN TUE INTO WED AS A WEAK PRES SETS OVER THE AREA. RETURN SOUTHERLY FLOW INCREASES OVER THE FAR W PORTION LATE TUE AND WED AS LOW PRES DEEPENS OVER THE SOUTHERN GREAT PLAINS. $$ GMZ080-240930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 1030 PM CDT FRI OCT 23 2009 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E OF 94W N TO NE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT SHIFTING TO NW TO N AND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...W OF 94W S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-240930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT FRI OCT 23 2009 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND WITHIN 120 NM SE OF FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR W PORTION. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W INCREASING TO SE TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT W OF 94W BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ GMZ084-240930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT FRI OCT 23 2009 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND WITHIN 90 NM SE FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-240930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT FRI OCT 23 2009 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE PORTION. .TUE AND WED...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S PORTION. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE