000 FZNT24 KNHC 080927 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST SUN NOV 08 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. GMZ089-081530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST SUN NOV 08 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IDA IN THE NW CARIBBEAN NEAR 20.5N 85.6W AT 300 AM CST WILL MOVE TO NEAR 21.8N 86.7W THIS AFTERNOON AND NEAR 24.0 N 87.8W TONIGHT AND NEAR 26.7N 88.5W MON TO 28.5N 88.2W MON NIGHT. IDA IS THEN EXPECTED TO TRANSITION TO EXTRATROPICAL TUE. COLD FRONT WILL TRAIL THE LOW TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY THE LOW MOVES NE OF THE AREA WED WITH FRONT FROM NW FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WED AND E OF THE AREA WED. STRONG HIGH PRES N OF THE INTERACTING WITH BROAD LOW PRES ACROSS THE SW GULF WILL MAINTAIN A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS ALL BUT THE NW GULF THROUGH TODAY. $$ GMZ080-081530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST SUN NOV 08 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N E OF 91W MON NIGHT AND TUE... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING 25 TO 30 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING 9 TO 15 FT TONIGHT. W OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N E OF 91W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...E OF 95W N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT BY AFTERNOON. $$ GMZ082-081530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST SUN NOV 08 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING 7 TO 9 FT TONIGHT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 22N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 22N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 92W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 92W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 23N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 23N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE AND WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .THU...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ084-081530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST SUN NOV 08 2009 ...HURRICANE WARNING THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING S OF 25N THIS MORNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 28N E OF 88W TUE... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT TONIGHT. S OF 25N E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. HIGHEST WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT BUILDING 16 TO 24 FT IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 25N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NE...105 NM SE...75 SW AND 115 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 80 KT GUSTS TO 100 KT DECREASE TO 65 KT GUST 80 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS NEAR 28 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 24N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS AND SQUALLS N OF 25N. .TUE...N OF 28N E OF 88W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. E OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ086-081530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST SUN NOV 08 2009 ...GALE WARNING S OF 24N EARLY TODAY... ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 24N W OF 84W THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 28N... .TODAY...S OF 24N E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT UP TO 18 FT IN THE GULF STREAM. BECOMING TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER S OF 24N W OF 83W THIS AFTERNOON. N OF 24N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS S OF 27N. .TONIGHT AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .MON NIGHT... N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. DIMINISHING 25 TO 30 KT WED. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N AND CENTRAL PORTIONS. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS