000 FZNT24 KNHC 092117 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT SAT OCT 09 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. GMZ089-100330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT SAT OCT 09 2010 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE NW GULF WILL SHIFT SLOWLY E INTO THE NORTHEAST GULF THROUGH MON. THIS HIGH PRES WILL THEN SHIFT W AND DISSIPATE BY WED AHEAD OF A WEAK COLD FRONT THAT WILL SINKS S TO THE NE GULF COAST THU AND DISSIPATE. $$ GMZ080-100330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT SAT OCT 09 2010 .TONIGHT...E OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. W OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. W OF 93W S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT BY EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-100330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT SAT OCT 09 2010 .TONIGHT...E OF 95W NE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT 15 KT DURING THE EVENING NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. W OF 95W WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY WED BECOMING N 10 KT BY AFTERNOON AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-100330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT SAT OCT 09 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N LATE. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED AND THU...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT EARLY WED. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 3 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. $$ GMZ086-100330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT SAT OCT 09 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 KT WED. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 KT WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT S OF 23N LATE WED. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING