000 FZNT24 KNHC 290256 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT TUE SEP 28 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. GMZ089-290330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT TUE SEP 28 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA SW TO 24N87W WILL MOVE SLOWLY E THROUGH WED NIGHT. TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIXTEEN IN THE NW CARIBBEAN SEA WILL STRENGTHEN TO A TROPICAL STORM EARLY WED PRIOR TO CROSSING WESTERN CUBA INTO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA NEAR 23.3N 81.2W WED MORNING...THEN TRACK ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA AHEAD OF THE FRONT WED AFTERNOON WHILE THE FRONT DISSIPATES. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL THEN OVERSPREAD THE GULF THROUGH SUN. $$ GMZ080-290330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT TUE SEP 28 2010 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT SE PART SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST E OF 94W. $$ GMZ082-290330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT TUE SEP 28 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 20 T0 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT ALONG COAST OF MEXICO NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 93W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF MEXICO. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 93W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. $$ GMZ084-290330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT TUE SEP 28 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 23N 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT N OF 26N BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N OF 24N NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 24N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-290330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT TUE SEP 28 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 26N E OF 82W... .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT TO 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR COAST OF CUBA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT E OF 82W BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS...BECOMING NUMEROUS FAR SE PART. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 26N E OF 82W WINDS SHIFTING TO W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT WED NIGHT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT FROM 26N TO 28N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART...BECOMING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS WED NIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N INCREASING TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT N OF 28N 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL