000 FZNT24 KNHC 311458 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. GMZ089-312130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 31 2009 .SYNOPSIS... STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE SW GULF OF MEXICO NEAR 19N95W WILL SLOWLY PROGRESS EASTWARD THROUGH THE GULF WATERS. THE FRONT WILL STALL FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE N CENTRAL YUCATAN COAST BY SUN MORNING. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD BEHIND THE FRONT ON SUN...WITH THE FRONT BECOMING DIFFUSE MON INTO TUE ACROSS THE SE PORTION OF GULF. A REINFORCING SURGE INCREASES NE WINDS OVER THE SW GULF TUE. $$ GMZ080-312130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 31 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT E OF 94W AND 10 TO 15 KT W OF 94W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 27N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SUN NIGHT. W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SUN NIGHT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...E OF 94W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF 94W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-312130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 31 2009 ...GALE WARNING S OF 23N W OF 93W... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 23N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...S OF 21N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT S OF 21N W OF 94W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 11 FT S OF 21N W OF 94W. $$ GMZ084-312130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 31 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 24N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ086-312130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 31 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SW N OF 27N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN