000 FZNT24 KNHC 240910 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT SAT OCT 24 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. GMZ089-241530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT SAT OCT 24 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N84W TO 22N87W...WITH A STATIONARY FRONT BACK TO 20N96W. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE TO NEAR TAMPA SW TO THE N YUCATAN PENINSULA BY THIS EVENING...THEN WILL 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 AS IT MOVES BACK TO THE NW NEAR THE TX COAST TUE INTO WED...AS WEAK HIGH PRES SETTLES 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. $$ GMZ080-241530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 430 AM CDT SAT OCT 24 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N E OF 94W N TO NE WIND 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT SHIFTING TO THE N TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE NIGHT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...W OF 93W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ GMZ082-241530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT SAT OCT 24 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 93W BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT W OF 93W BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ GMZ084-241530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT SAT OCT 24 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT S OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG STATIONARY FRONT ON SUN. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-241530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT SAT OCT 24 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE PORTION. .MON...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR SE PORTION. .TUE AND WED...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY