000 FZNT24 KNHC 291519 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT THU OCT 29 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. GMZ089-292130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT THU OCT 29 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRES WILL REMAIN OVER THE GULF TODAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE TONIGHT AND WILL SLOWLY PROGRESS THROUGH THE WATERS INTO THE WEEKEND. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT MORNING...THEN FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE NORTHERN YUCATAN PENINSULA WHERE IT WILL BECOME STATIONARY BY SUN MORNING. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT ON SUN...WITH THE FRONT BECOMING DIFFUSE BY MON. $$ GMZ080-292130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 1030 AM CDT THU OCT 29 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W SAT NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 27N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SUN NIGHT. W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SUN NIGHT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ GMZ082-292130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SAT... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 20N SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT THIS AFTERNOON. S OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .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...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 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. $$ GMZ084-292130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT THU OCT 29 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...W OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E WINDS 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT N OF 24N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND MON...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-292130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT THU OCT 29 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT SAT EVENING. .SUN...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY/CHRISTENSEN/LEVINE