000 FZNT24 KNHC 101455 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 10 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. GMZ089-102130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 10 2010 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE NORTH-CENTRAL WATERS 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 SINK S THROUGH THE NORTHERN GULF WED AND DISSIPATE THU. THE COMBINATION OF BUILDING HIGH PRES OVER THE GULF AND LOWER PRES OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN WILL BRING SOME INCREASE IN WINDS AND SEAS OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF WATERS WED AND THU. $$ GMZ080-102130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 10 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. W OF 93W S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT BY EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS N OF 28N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. W OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 3 FT W OF 92W AND 2 TO 3 FT E OF 92W. $$ GMZ082-102130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 10 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON 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...WINDS BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-102130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 10 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT TO 15 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE. .WED...N OF 26N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 23N. .THU...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-102130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 10 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT TO 15 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE MON. .WED...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST S OF 23N. .THU...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR