000 FZNT24 KNHC 271504 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT MON SEP 27 2010 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. GMZ089-271530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT MON SEP 27 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NE MEXICO WILL CONTINUE SE TO POSITION FROM TAMPA BAY TO YUCATAN PENINSULA TUE. THE FRONT WILL MERGE WITH BROAD LOW PRESSURE OVER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE...THEN MOVE E MERGING WITH ANOTHER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN. THE CARIBBEAN LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE N CROSSING CUBA IN THE FLORIDA STRAITS WED WITH POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DOMINATE THE GULF WATERS THU AND FRI. $$ GMZ080-271530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT MON SEP 27 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-271530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT MON SEP 27 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 22N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 23N BETWEEN 93W AND 96W N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S PART. .WED...N OF 22N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. S OF 22N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-271530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT MON SEP 27 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 15 KT BEHIND COLD FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE BEHIND COLD FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT TUE NIGHT. .THU AND FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-271530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT MON SEP 27 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 25N. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON