000 FZNT24 KNHC 110312 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-110930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST TUE NOV 10 2009 .SYNOPSIS...THE REMNANT LOW OF IDA IS OVER THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE MOVING E. A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE LOW SE TO 28N83W...THEN SSW TO 25N84W AND SW TO INLAND THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SE OF THE AREA INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN SEA WED MORNING. TIGHT PRES GRADIENT W OF THE FRONT WILL LEAD TO ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE MIDDLE AND E GULF THROUGH EARLY THU. WINDS WILL THEN EASE THROUGHOUT THE GULF LATER THU AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS HIGH PRES SETTLES IN ACROSS THE FAR NORTHERN GULF. $$ GMZ080-110930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST TUE NOV 10 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BY WED. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL WED. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 94W ...AND 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL E OF 94W. .THU...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-110930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST TUE NOV 10 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N W OF 94W 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT S OF 22N W OF 94W 8 TO 11 FT ...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT WED. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL E OF 94W...AND TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF 94W. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-110930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST TUE NOV 10 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN HIGHER GUSTS EARLY. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 26N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT SUN. $$ GMZ086-110930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST TUE NOV 10 2009 .TONIGHT...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR SE WATERS TILL MIDNIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 27N W TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 27N...AND SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N...TO 3 TO 5 FT FROM 26N TO 28N ...AND TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 28N. .SAT AND SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E SUN. SEAS SUBSIDING 1 TO 2 FT THROUGHOUT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE