000 FZNT24 KNHC 072103 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST SAT NOV 07 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. GMZ089-080330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST SAT NOV 07 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE SE U.S. INTERACTING WITH BROAD LOW PRES OVER THE SW GULF AND NW CARIBBEAN WILL MAINTAIN A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND MIDDLE GULF TONIGHT 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 18.9N 84.3W AT 4 PM CST INTENSIFIES TO MINIMAL HURRICANE OVERNIGHT AND TRACKS NW THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IDA IS FORECAST TO REACH NEAR 22N 86W BY SUN EVENING...TO NEAR 24N 87.5W BY EARLY MON MORNING. IDA IS THEN EXPECTED TO TRANSITION TO AN EXTRATROPICAL STORM TUE WHILE MOVING TO THE N AND REACHING NEAR 29N 87W LATE TUE MORNING AND THEN WILL SLOWLY TURN MORE E THEN E-SE THROUGH WED. STRONG N WINDS WILL OVERTAKE THE WESTERN GULF TUE THROUGH THU AS A STRONG TROUGH OF LOW PRES MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. $$ GMZ080-080330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST SAT NOV 07 2009 ...STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 26N E OF 91W MON NIGHT THROUGH WED... .TONIGHT...S OF 27N E OF 95W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS SUN NIGHT AND BECOMING E TO SE 25 TO 30 KT S OF 27N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT SUN NIGHT. W OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N E OF 91W E TO SE WINDS 40 TO 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT BECOMING SE TO S MON NIGHT THEN S TO SW TUE. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. E OF TROUGH SW TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .WED...N OF 26N E OF 91W S TO SW WINDS 35 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT WED NIGHT THEN BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 14 FT WED NIGHT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT THU AFTERNOON. $$ GMZ082-080330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST SAT NOV 07 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 23N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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 AND MON NIGHT...W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. E OF TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 23N AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 23N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .TUE...W OF 92W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. E OF 92W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. .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. .THU...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT THU AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 94W AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF 94W. $$ GMZ084-080330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST SAT NOV 07 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 25N E OF 90W SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON... ...STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 23N MON NIGHT THROUGH WED... .TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT SUN AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. S OF 25N E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE SUN NIGHT. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT IN MIXED E AND SE SWELL BUILDING 15 TO 18 FT IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 25N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 28N. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS NEAR 33 FT. N OF 28N E OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN E AND SE SWELL. N OF 28N W OF 87W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT IN E AND SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 40 TO 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT BECOMING SE TO S MON NIGHT THEN S TO SW TUE. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...N OF 23N S TO SW WINDS 35 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT WED NIGHT THEN BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 14 FT WED NIGHT. ELSEWHERE N TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PORTION. .THU...N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ086-080330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST SAT NOV 07 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 26N W OF 82W SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 26N W OF 82W TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU... .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS S OF 26N. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT S OF 27N AND 7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS S OF 27N. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXPECTED S OF 26N W OF 82W. 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. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS W PORTION. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 26N E OF 82W 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. .THU...N OF 26N W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY