000 FZNT24 KNHC 250241 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. GMZ089-250930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 24 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL STALL OVER THE SE GULF WATERS EARLY SUN AND DISSIPATE INTO MON. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST MON NIGHT...STALLING FROM NW FLORIDA TO SE TEXAS TUE NIGHT...AND MOVING N AS A WARM FRONT WED IN ADVANCE OF A THIRD COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE NW GULF THU. THE THIRD COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SUNRISE FRI. $$ GMZ080-250930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 24 2009 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...W OF 93W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .THU...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. $$ GMZ082-250930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 24 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. .WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT AHEAD OF FRONT AND 7 TO 10 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS. $$ GMZ084-250930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 24 2009 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT SUN. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT JUST AHEAD FRONT AND SHIFTING TO W BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT NEAR FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT NW OF FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ086-250930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 24 2009 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 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 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS SE PORTION. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING 2 TO 4 FT LATE. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS WITH FRONT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON