000 FZNT24 KNHC 150245 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. GMZ089-150930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT THU OCT 14 2010 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM PAULA IS OVER WESTERN CUBA NEAR 23.0N 81.6W 1002 MB AT 0300 UTC MOVING E AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. PAULA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE AREA ACROSS WEST-CENTRAL CUBA TONIGHT REACHING NEAR 23.1N 80.3W FRI MORNING THEN WILL WEAKEN TO A DEPRESSION NEAR 23.1N 78.8W FRI NIGHT. TROPICAL DEPRESSION PAULA WILL BE NEAR 22.8N 77.9W SAT MORNING AND WEAKEN FURTHER TO A REMNANT LOW SAT NIGHT. WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL PUSH SE OUT OF THE AREA FRI. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. $$ GMZ080-150930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT THU OCT 14 2010 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT FRI NIGHT EXCEPT VARIABLE NW PART. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-150930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT THU OCT 14 2010 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST SW PART. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W THEN BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI NIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE SAT NIGHT EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 21N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ084-150930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT THU OCT 14 2010 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N. .SUN...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .MON...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-150930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 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 45 KT GUSTS 55 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 26N NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N N 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 AND SAT NIGHT...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 GR