000 FZNT24 KNHC 102045 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. GMZ089-110330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT SUN OCT 10 2010 .SYNOPSIS...1019 MB HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE NORTH-CENTRAL WATERS WILL MEANDER OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH TUE. 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 WRN GULF AND LOWER PRES OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN WINDS AND SEAS OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF WATERS WED THROUGH FRI. $$ GMZ080-110330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT SUN OCT 10 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 93W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...LOCALLY 20 KT NEAR COAST. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 93W VARIABLE SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 93W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...LOCALLY 20 KT NEAR COAST. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT... W OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W VARIABLE E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS N OF 28N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED AND THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N AND INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT W OF 92W AND 2 TO 4 FT E OF 92W. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-110330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT SUN OCT 10 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING EVENINGS. W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT ENTIRE AREA. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN. .THU AND FRI...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. E OF 94W N WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT ENTIRE AREA. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 23N. $$ GMZ084-110330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT SUN OCT 10 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE SW LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT TO 15 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N TO YUCATAN CHANNEL. .WED...N OF 26N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 23N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N TO YUCATAN CHANNEL. .THU AND FRI...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N TO YUCATAN CHANNEL. $$ GMZ086-110330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT SUN OCT 10 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATE MON AND TUE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE MON AND TUE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA TUE AND TUE NIGHT. .WED AND THU...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. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST S OF 23N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .FRI...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA. $$ FORECASTER COBB