000 FZNT24 KNHC 110845 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT MON OCT 11 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. GMZ089-111530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT MON OCT 11 2010 .SYNOPSIS...1017 MB HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER NE WATERS WILL MEANDER OVER THE NORTHERN GULF UNTIL DISSIPATING WED AHEAD OF A WEAK COLD FRONT THAT WILL SINK S THROUGH THE NORTHERN GULF WED AND DISSIPATE IN THE CENTRAL GULF BY THU. BUILDING HIGH PRES OVER THE WRN GULF BEHIND THE FRONT CONTRASTED TO LOWER PRES OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN WINDS AND SEAS OVER MUCH OF THE GULF THU AND FRI. $$ GMZ080-111530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT MON OCT 11 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 95W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...LOCALLY 20 KT NEAR COAST. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT E OF 94W AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 94W. N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED AND THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N AND INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT S OF 28N THU. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-111530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT MON OCT 11 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 21N W OF 94W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ084-111530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT MON OCT 11 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE TUE AND TUE NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N. .WED...N OF 26N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT S OF 23N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N. .THU AND FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT S OF 24N FRI. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N. $$ GMZ086-111530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT MON OCT 11 2010 .TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N 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. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST S OF 23N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER