000 FZNT24 KNHC 062130 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST FRI NOV 06 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. GMZ089-070330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST FRI NOV 06 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE IS CENTERED OVER THE SOUTHEAST U.S. WHILE A LARGE AREA OF LOWER PRESSURE REMAINS ACROSS THE SW GULF...FAR W CARIBBEAN AND INTO THE E PAC. THIS WILL MAINTAIN A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE GULF FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS WHICH WILL RESULT IN STRONG NE TO E WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE GULF THROUGH THE PERIOD. TROPICAL DEPRESSION IDA CURRENTLY WELL S OF THE GULF...WAS EXITING THE THE NE COAST OF HONDURAS AND MOVING N INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN...AND IS FORECAST TO REGAIN TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH AND MOVE THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE SUN THROUGH MON...AND REACH THE SOUTHERN WATERS OF THE MIDDLE GULF LATE MON...THEN CONTINUE N TO THE NORTHERN WATERS OF MIDDLE GULF BY LATE TUE NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-070330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST FRI NOV 06 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 27N E OF 95W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E SAT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT SAT NIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT S OF 28N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S PORTION. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT S OF 28N...AND 7 TO 10 FT N OF 28N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .MON...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ082-070330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST FRI NOV 06 2009 ...GALE WARNING S OF 21N W OF 94W THROUGH SAT NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. S OF 20N E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .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 AND SUN NIGHT...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. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...OCCASIONALLY 25 TO 30 KT W OF 94W. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. $$ GMZ084-070330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST FRI NOV 06 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 22N SUN...S OF 26N MON...BETWEEN 22N AND 28N TUE...AND N OF 24N WED... .TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N TONIGHT. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 23N E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. S OF 23N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .MON AND TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 28N. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. N OF 28N E OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 28N W OF 87W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 24N. HIGHEST WINDS 40 KT GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. S OF 24N E OF 86W W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. S OF 24N W OF 86W NW TO W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ GMZ086-070330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST FRI NOV 06 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT TO 12 FT NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N TONIGHT. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF 27N AND 6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS S 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS W PORTION. .WED...N OF 27N S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N SW TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS W PORTION. $$ FORECASTER AL