000 FZNT24 KNHC 292108 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. GMZ089-300330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM 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 MON INTO TUE ACROSS THE SE PORTION OF GULF. $$ GMZ080-300330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 430 PM CDT THU OCT 29 2009 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 27N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SAT MORNING. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SUN NIGHT. W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SUN NIGHT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-300330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SAT... .TONIGHT...N OF 20N SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 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 AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E 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...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT S OF 21N. 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. .TUE...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 21N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF 96W. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-300330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT THU OCT 29 2009 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 87W AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF 87W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E WINDS 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT N OF 24N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND MON...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ086-300330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT THU OCT 29 2009 .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. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR