000 FZNT24 KNHC 042127 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST WED NOV 04 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. GMZ089-050330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST WED NOV 04 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT IS DISSIPATING OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO. HIGH PRES WILL PREVAIL OVER THE GULF COAST STATES WHILE LOW PRES BUILDS OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF IN ASSOCIATION WITH T.S. IDA CURRENTLY OVER THE SW CARIBBEAN. EXPECT THIS STRENGTHENING PRES GRADIENT TO INCREASE WINDS ACROSS GULF WATERS THU THROUGH MON. LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO FORM IN THE BAY OF CAMPECHE ON FRI NIGHT AND MOVE N THROUGH LATE MON. $$ GMZ080-050330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST WED NOV 04 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 28N E OF 94W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT S OF 28N THU NIGHT AND FRI. .SAT...S OF 28N E OF 94W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...E OF 94 W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ082-050330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST WED NOV 04 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 21N E OF 93W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...BETWEEN 93W AND 96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. S OF 21N E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. N OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. N OF 21N W OF 94 W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 23N E OF 94 W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 T0 10 FT. S OF 23N E OF 94 W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN AND MON...E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 22N SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT S OF 22 SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ084-050330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST WED NOV 04 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 24N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT OCCASIONALLY TO 30 KT W OF 87W THU AND THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 24N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE SUN. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. $$ GMZ086-050330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST WED NOV 04 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT AND FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT THU NIGHT THEN BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT FRI AND FRI NIGHT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ FORECASTER AL