000 FZNT24 KNHC 100859 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST TUE NOV 10 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. GMZ089-101530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST TUE NOV 10 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM IDA NEAR 29.9N 88.5W 999 MB AT 300 AM CST MOVING N 8 KT. IDA WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR MOBILE BAY THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME EXTRATROPICAL NEAR 30.8N88.0W AND INLAND NEAR 30.6N 88.1W TONIGHT. COLD FRONT WILL TRAIL THE LOW PRES TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL TONIGHT. THE LOW MOVES TO 30.4N84.4W WED WITH TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WED AND E OF THE AREA LATE WED. STRONG NLY WINDS W OF FRONT DIMINISHING FROM W TO E. $$ GMZ080-101530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST TUE NOV 10 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT..NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-101530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST TUE NOV 10 2009 .TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT S OF 21N W OF 94W 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FEET S OF 22N AND E OF 92W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT LATE. W 93W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-101530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 27N THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING N OF 29N E OF 88W THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OR GREATER WITHIN 125 NM NE...150 NM SE...75 NM...60 NM SW QUADRANT AND 75 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT DECREASING TO 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 21 FT SUBSIDE TO 18 FT THIS AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDE 4 TO 6 FT BY AFTERNOON. SCATTERED TSTMS AND SQUALLS N OF 29N. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-101530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST TUE NOV 10 2009 .TODAY...N OF 27N SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 29N W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. S OF 29N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 29N W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 29 N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20 LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT BY AFTERNOON. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS