000 FZNT24 KNHC 112125 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. GMZ089-120330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT MON OCT 11 2010 .SYNOPSIS...1017 MB HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF WILL SHIFT SLOWLY W...THEN DISSIPATES TUE AHEAD OF A WEAK COLD FRONT SINKING S THROUGH THE NORTHERN GULF LATE TUE. THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE LATE WED OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF...WHERE NE WINDS WILL INCREASE AS T.S. PAULA STALLS IN THE NW CARIBBEAN. STRONG N WINDS WILL FOLLOW A REINFORCING FRONT SWEEPING THROUGH THE GULF THU AND FRI. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SAT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS INTO THE GULF. $$ GMZ080-120330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT MON OCT 11 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 94W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-120330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT MON OCT 11 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 22N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR YUCATAN WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-120330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT MON OCT 11 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N WED. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N. $$ GMZ086-120330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT MON OCT 11 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 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 SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N TUE THROUGH WED. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN