000 FZNT24 KNHC 011513 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CST SUN NOV 01 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. GMZ089-012130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CST SUN NOV 01 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM 27N83W TO 19N92W. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD BEHIND FRONT AS FRONT BECOMES DIFFUSE MON. REINFORCING SURGE WILL INCREASE NE WINDS OVER SW GULF TUE. $$ GMZ080-012130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 1030 AM CST SUN NOV 01 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT BY EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON NIGHT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 27N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT S OF 27N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. $$ GMZ082-012130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CST SUN NOV 01 2009 ...GALE WARNING S OF 20N W OF 94W THROUGH AFTERNOON... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 20N W OF 94W MON NIGHT AND TUE... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 20N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT BY TONIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 21N 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 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...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 12 FT S OF 21N W OF 94W. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 21N E OF 93W. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N E OF 93W. $$ GMZ084-012130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CST SUN NOV 01 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N...5 TO 7 FT S OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 24N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 25N LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 25N LATE MON NIGHT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-012130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CST SUN NOV 01 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN