000 FZNT24 KNHC 310924 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT SAT OCT 31 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. GMZ089-311530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT SAT OCT 31 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG COLD FRONT EXTEND FROM 30N88W TO 8N95W DRIFT E ACROSS GULF TODAY TO SE EDGE OF GULF SUN NIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILD BEHIND FRONT SUN WITH STRONG NE WIND THROUGH MON. REINFORCING SURGE INCREASES NE WIND W OF 87W TUE. $$ GMZ080-311530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 430 AM CDT SAT OCT 31 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASE TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 9 FT S OF 27N AND 6 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT SUN NIGHT. W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT SUN NIGHT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 6 FT LATE. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E OF 94W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. W OF 94W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-311530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT SAT OCT 31 2009 ...GALE WARNING S OF 21N W OF 94W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 21N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN SUBSIDING NE SWELL. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...S OF 21N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT S OF 21N W OF 94W. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT TO 11 FT S OF 21N W OF 94W. $$ GMZ084-311530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT SAT OCT 31 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. N OF 24N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 25N FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-311530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT SAT OCT 31 2009 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SW N OF 27N LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES