000 FZNT24 KNHC 220235 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT THU OCT 21 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. GMZ089-220930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT THU OCT 21 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTER WILL MEANDER OVER THE NW GULF TONIGHT. RIDGE BUILDS S FROM LOUISIANA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI. TRADE WINDS WILL INCREASE IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND S CENTRAL GULF SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT AS TROPICAL STORM RICHARD INTENSIFIES IN THE NW CARIBBEAN. RICHARD IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL SUN NIGHT ALONG THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AS A HURRICANE THEN WEAKEN MOVING N INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO NEAR 21.5N 89.0W AS A TROPICAL DEPRESSION LATE TUE. $$ GMZ080-220930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT THU OCT 21 2010 .TONIGHT AND FRI...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT FRI. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT W OF 94W AND 2 TO 4 FT E OF 94W. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W OF 95W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NW PART TUE. $$ GMZ082-220930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT THU OCT 21 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 20N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT FRI. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. .MON...N OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 22N E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PART. .TUE...S OF 23N E OF 91W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E PART. $$ GMZ084-220930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT THU OCT 21 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .MON...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...S OF 23N W OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S PART. $$ GMZ086-220930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT THU OCT 21 2010 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT S OF 25N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .SUN...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON