000 FZNT24 KNHC 290242 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT WED OCT 28 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. GMZ089-290930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT WED OCT 28 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE DOMINATES MUCH OF THE GULF REGION. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE THU NIGHT AND WILL SLOWLY PROGRESS THROUGH THE GULF INTO THE WEEKEND. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE SW GULF OF MEXICO SAT MORNING THEN FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE BAY OF CAMPECHE BY SUN MORNING. A SECOND PUSH WILL BRING THE FRONT TO CENTRAL FLORIDA AND THE SE PORTION OF THE GULF INTO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE ON MON. $$ GMZ080-290930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 1030 PM CDT WED OCT 28 2009 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT THU NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W SAT NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 27N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. .SUN...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-290930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT WED OCT 28 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SAT... .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT THU...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT LATE FRI NIGHT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT... EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT W OF 96W. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT... EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT W OF 96W. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ084-290930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT WED OCT 28 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E WINDS 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT SAT EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF FRONT SAT EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND MON...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-290930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT WED OCT 28 2009 .TONIGHT AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N THU EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N FRI EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT SAT EVENING. .SUN...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT SUN AFTERNOON. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER GR