000 FZNT24 KNHC 012130 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. GMZ089-020330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CST SUN NOV 01 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 26.5N82W TO 19N92W LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND WAS DRIFTING SE ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF AND STATIONARY ACROSS THE SW GULF. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD BEHIND FRONT AS FRONT BECOMES DIFFUSE MON. REINFORCING SURGE WILL INCREASE NE WINDS OVER SW GULF TUE. $$ GMZ080-020330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 430 PM CST SUN NOV 01 2009 .TONIGHT...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON NIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 27N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. .WED AND THU...NE WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THU. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT S OF 27N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ082-020330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CST SUN NOV 01 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 21N W OF 94W MON NIGHT AND TUE... .TONIGHT...S OF 20N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. 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 AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 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 AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N E OF 93W. $$ GMZ084-020330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CST SUN NOV 01 2009 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N...5 TO 7 FT S OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 24N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 25N LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 25N LATE MON NIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU AND FRI...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ086-020330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CST SUN NOV 01 2009 .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 AND TUE NIGHT...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 AND FRI...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 STRIPLING