000 FZNT24 KNHC 120326 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. GMZ089-120930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT MON OCT 11 2010 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM PAULA STRENGTHENS TO HURRICANE EARLY TUE OVER NW CARIBBEAN AND MOVE CLOSE TO YUCATAN CHANNEL WED THEN WEAKEN TO TROPICAL STORM THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT. HIGH PRES OVER N CENTRAL GULF SHIFT SLOWLY W AND DISSIPATE TUE AS WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES OFF GULF STATES COASTAL WATERS. FRONT DISSIPATES LATE WED OVER SOUTHERN GULF WITH FRESH NE WINDS MOVING IN AS PAULA CLOSES IN FROM THE NW CARIBBEAN. WINDS DIMINISH BY SAT AS PAULA DRIFT E. $$ GMZ080-120930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT MON OCT 11 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 94W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASE TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME NE 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-120930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 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 INCREASE 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. $$ GMZ084-120930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT MON OCT 11 2010 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED WED THROUGH SAT S OF 23N E OF 88W... .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 26N WED. .WED THROUGH SAT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 23N E OF 87W WITH MAXIMUM WINDS TO 75 KT WED AND DIMINISHING TO TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH THU THROUGH SAT. SEAS BUILDING TO 25 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT THU AND FRI AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU AND FRI AND SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SAT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS S OF 25N. $$ GMZ086-120930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT MON OCT 11 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED THU THROUGH SAT S OF 23N... .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 24N TUE THROUGH WED. .THU THROUGH SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 23N WITH MAXIMUM WINDS TO 60 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. FROM 23N TO 25N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 25N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT THU NIGHT AND FRI AND BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 KT SAT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU NIGHT AND FRI AND SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SAT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES