000 FZNT24 KNHC 060950 CCA OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...CORRECTED NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST FRI NOV 06 2009 ...CORRECTED TO ADD PERIOD SAT UNDER NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W... 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. GMZ089-061530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST FRI NOV 06 2009 .SYNOPSIS...AN OLD FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDS THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO NEAR THE NE NW YUCATAN PENINSULA WHILE STRONG HIGH PRES IS CENTERED N OF THE AREA. THE COMBINATION BETWEEN THE HIGH AND LOW PRES DEVELOPING OVER THE SW GULF WILL MAINTAIN A STRONG PRES GRADIENT THAT WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN STRONG NE TO E WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE GULF THROUGH THE PERIOD. THE LOW IS FORECAST TO MOVE SLOWLY N THROUGH TUE. TROPICAL DEPRESSION IDA CURRENTLY WELL S OF THE GULF OVER NE NICARAGUA IS FORECAST TO REGAIN TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH AS IT MOVES THROUGH YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE SUN THROUGH MON...AND INTO THE SOUTHERN WATERS OF THE MIDDLE GULF LATE MON REACHING TO THE NORTHERN WATERS OF MIDDLE GULF BY LATE TUE NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-061530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W...CORRECTED INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST FRI NOV 06 2009 .TODAY THROUGH SAT...S OF 27N E OF 95W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E SAT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT SAT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT S OF 28N BY FRI NIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S PORTION. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT S OF 28N...AND 7 TO 10 FT N OF 28N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .MON...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. $$ GMZ082-061530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST FRI NOV 06 2009 ...GALE WARNING S OF 21N W OF 94W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. S OF 21N E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT SAT NIGHT. S OF 23N E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT ...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT S OF 21N SAT NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 22N. .SUN...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E S OF 23N SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 23N...AND 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 23N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .MON...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT ...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 22N AND 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 22N. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT S OF 21N E OF 94W BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ084-061530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST FRI NOV 06 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON S OF 24N AND TUE S OF 28N... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N TONIGHT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 23N E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. S OF 23N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 28N. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N. $$ GMZ086-061530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST FRI NOV 06 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT TO 12 FT NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N TONIGHT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF 27N AND 6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N. .MON AND TUE...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE