000 FZNT24 KNHC 142108 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT THU OCT 14 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. GMZ089-150330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT THU OCT 14 2010 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM PAULA OVER WESTERN CUBA NEAR 22.8N 82.8W 1002 MB AT 2100 UTC MOVING E AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. PAULA WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES OVER LAND OVER WESTERN CUBA TO NEAR 23.0N 81.5W TONIGHT. PAULA WILL WEAKEN TO A DEPRESSION AND MOVE E OF THE AREA TO THE CENTRAL CUBAN COAST NEAR 23.0N 79.8W FRI EVENING...THEN CONTINUE TO 23.0N 78.5W AS A DEPRESSION FRI NIGHT...AND BECOME A REMNANT LOW NEAR 22.5N 78.0W SAT EVENING. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM SOUTH FLORIDA TO THE SOUTH CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO TONIGHT AND PUSH SE OUT OF THE AREA FRI EVENING. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE FAR NORTHERN PORTION FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN THEN SHIFT NE OF AREA MON. $$ GMZ080-150330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT THU OCT 14 2010 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N E OF 95W FRI NIGHT. .SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS E OF 94W. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TUE...W OF 93W SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 93W NE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-150330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT THU OCT 14 2010 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING E TO SE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-150330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT THU OCT 14 2010 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT N OF 28N FRI NIGHT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON... N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-150330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT THU OCT 14 2010 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 24N... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM OF CENTER OF PAULA. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 30 NM IN NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 13 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 24N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .SAT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .SUN...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER FORMOSA