000 FZNT24 KNHC 030833 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST TUE NOV 03 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. GMZ089-031530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST TUE NOV 03 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT REMAINS DRAPED OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF FROM 26N82W TO 22N93W TO 18N94W. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD DOWN FROM THE N BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH THE WEEK WITH THE FRONT DISSIPATING IN THE E GULF...WHILE THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE FRONT REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS THE SW GULF THROUGH THE WEEK AND REMAINS ACTIVE WITH TSTMS. A REINFORCING WIND SURGE ON WED WILL INCREASE NORTHERLY WINDS OVER THE SW GULF. $$ GMZ080-031530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST TUE NOV 03 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT TONIGHT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 27N BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE THU AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 28N SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT AND 6 TO 9 FT N OF 28N SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE FRI. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 28N AND 5 TO 8 FT N OF 28N. $$ GMZ082-031530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST TUE NOV 03 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 21N W OF 94W WED THROUGH WED NIGHT... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 21N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND FRI...S OF 21N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 21N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 21N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...S OF 21N W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. N OF 21N W OF 94 W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 21N E OF 94 W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 T0 10 FT. S OF 21N E OF 94 W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ GMZ084-031530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST TUE NOV 03 2009 .TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 25N TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT N OF 25N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 25N WED NIGHT. .THU AND FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E LATE FRI. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT THU NIGHT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 28 N AND 6 TO 9 FT N OF 28N. $$ GMZ086-031530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST TUE NOV 03 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE TONIGHT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT THEN BECOMING E FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT THU NIGHT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 27N AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 18N. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY