000 FZNT24 KNHC 071605 CCA OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...CORRECTED NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST SAT NOV 07 2009 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS AND MIDDLE GULF 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. GMZ089-072130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST SAT NOV 07 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE SE U.S. INTERACTING WITH LOW PRES OVER THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL MAINTAIN A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND MIDDLE GULF THROUGH SUN ALLOWING FOR STRONG NE TO E WINDS. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE WELL INTO NEXT WEEK AS TROPICAL STORM IDA OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN SEA NEAR 17.9N 84.1W AT 9 AM CST TRACKS NW THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IDA IS FORECAST TO REACH NEAR 22.2N 86.8W BY SUN EVENING...TO NEAR 24.6N 88.0W BY MON MORNING. IDA WILL TRANSITION TO AN EXTRATROPICAL SYSTEM WHILE MOVING TO THE N AND REACH NEAR 28.5N 88.0W TUE MORNING THEN WILL SLOWLY TURN MORE TO THE EAST-SOUTHEAST THROUGH WED. STRONG N WINDS WILL OVERTAKE THE WESTERN GULF BY WED. $$ GMZ080-072130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST SAT NOV 07 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 27N E OF 95W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 28N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS SUN NIGHT AND BECOMING E TO SE 25 TO 30 KT S OF 27N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT SUN NIGHT. W OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN MIXED E AND SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT MON NIGHT AND TUE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MERGING N AND E SWELL. $$ GMZ082-072130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST SAT NOV 07 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT S OF 22N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT SUN NIGHT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 22N AND 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 22N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON...W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 93W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 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 EXCEPT S OF 21N W OF 94W 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ084-072130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W...CORRECTED 930 AM CST SAT NOV 07 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 25N E OF 90W SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON... ...STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON NIGHT THROUGH WED N OF 23N... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT TONIGHT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 24N E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT SUN AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. S OF 24N E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE SUN AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT IN MIXED E AND SE SWELL BUILDING 15 TO 18 FT IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 24N. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 28N. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS NEAR 26 FT. N OF 28N E OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN E AND SE SWELL. N OF 28N W OF 87W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT IN E AND SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 40 TO 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT BECOMING SE TO S MON NIGHT THEN S TO SW TUE. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 35 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 14 FT WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PORTION. $$ GMZ086-072130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST SAT NOV 07 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE TUE AND WED N OF 26N... .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 26N TO 29N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 29N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS S OF 26N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF 27N AND 6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS S OF 27N. .MON...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 INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE MON NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS W PORTION. .TUE AND WED...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT LATE TUE AND EARLY WED...THEN DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE WED. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS N AND CENTRAL PORTIONS. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY