000 FZNT24 KNHC 101527 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-102130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST TUE NOV 10 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION IDA IS ONSHORE NEAR 30.6N 87.6W 1000 MB AT 900 AM CST MOVING NE AT 8 KT...AND WILL REACH 30.9N 86.5W LATE TODAY. A COLD FRONT WILL DEVELOP OVER THE GULF IN THE WAKE OF IDA...AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA TO NE YUCATAN BY LATE TODAY...AND PUSH E INTO THE WEST COAST OF FLORIDA AND WESTERN CUBA BY WED MORNING. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS W OF FRONT WILL DIMINISH FROM W TO E THROUGH FRI AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE GULF. $$ GMZ080-102130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST TUE NOV 10 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BY WED. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL WED. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 94W AND 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL E OF 94W. .THU...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-102130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST TUE NOV 10 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON 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 FT 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. $$ GMZ084-102130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING N OF 29N THIS AFTERNOON... .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 29N NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 26N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .FRI...N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-102130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST TUE NOV 10 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...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 SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 29N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS/CHRISTENSEN