000 FZNT24 KNHC 241533 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. GMZ089-242130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 24 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM NW FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL MOVE TO THE SE GULF AND DISSIPATE SUN, WEAK COLD FRONT WILL 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 BUILDS OVER THE AREA. $$ GMZ080-242130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 24 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING N TO NE W OF FRONT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE NIGHT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...W OF 93W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ GMZ082-242130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 24 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON 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. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-242130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 24 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT SUN. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-242130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 24 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W 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 JL/DGS