000 FZNT24 KNHC 102120 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-110330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST TUE NOV 10 2009 .SYNOPSIS...THE REMNANTS OF IDA CONTINUE TO MOVE INLAND OVER THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA TO THE SOUTH CENTRAL GULF...AND WILL 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. $$ GMZ080-110330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST TUE NOV 10 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BY WED. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL WED. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 94W AND 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL E OF 94W. .THU...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ082-110330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST TUE NOV 10 2009 .TONIGHT 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 AND THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI AND SAT...W OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-110330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING N OF 29N THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT AND WED...N OF 29N NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 24N TO 29N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 24N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED NIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 25N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS SUN. $$ GMZ086-110330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST TUE NOV 10 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 29N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING W TO NW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN