000 FZNT24 KNHC 070245 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-070930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST FRI NOV 06 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE SE U.S. WHILE A BROAD LOW PRESSURE CIRCULATION SPANS FROM THE E PAC N TO THE SW GULF AND NE TO THE NW CARIBBEAN. 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...HAS EXITED THE THE NE COAST OF HONDURAS AND WAS MOVING SLOWLY N INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN...AND IS FORECAST TO REGAIN TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH AND MOVE THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE SUN THROUGH MON...REACH THE SOUTHERN WATERS OF THE MIDDLE GULF LATE MON...THEN CONTINUE N TO THE NORTHERN WATERS OF MIDDLE GULF AND EXPAND THE WIND FIELD TUE NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-070930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST FRI NOV 06 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 27N E OF 95W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E SAT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT SAT NIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 8 FT S OF 28N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S PORTION. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... INCREASING 25 TO 30 KT SE PORTIONS LATE. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 15 FT. W OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .MON AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. CONFUSED SEAS 10 TO 18 FT IN E AND SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. CONFUSED SEAS 10 TO 18 FT IN MERGING N AND E SWELL. $$ GMZ082-070930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST FRI NOV 06 2009 ...GALE WARNING S OF 21N W OF 94W THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 94W W TO NW 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 IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT BY SAT EVENING. 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 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 22N AND 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 22N. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT S OF 21N E OF 94W 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. $$ GMZ084-070930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST FRI NOV 06 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 22N SUN...S OF 26N MON...BETWEEN 22N AND 28N TUE...AND N OF 24N WED... .TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N TONIGHT. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 24N E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT SUN AFTERNOON THROUGH NIGHT. CONFUSED SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT IN MERGING E AND SE SWELL...EXCEPT S OF 24N SEAS BUILDING 15 TO 18 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS S OF 24N. .MON AND TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 28N. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...HIGHEST SEAS NEAR 18 FT. N OF 28N E OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN E AND SE SWELL. N OF 28N W OF 87W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN E AND SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 24N. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. S OF 24N E OF 86W W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 24N W OF 86W NW TO W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ GMZ086-070930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST FRI NOV 06 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT TO 13 FT IN 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 STRIPLING