000 FZNT24 KNHC 222107 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT FRI OCT 22 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. GMZ089-230330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT FRI OCT 22 2010 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE EXTENDS S FROM LOUISIANA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE. TRADE WINDS WILL INCREASE IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND S CENTRAL GULF THROUGH SUN NIGHT AS TROPICAL STORM RICHARD INTENSIFIES IN THE NW CARIBBEAN. RICHARD IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL MON ALONG THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AS A HURRICANE THEN WEAKEN OVER LAND BEFORE MOVING NW INTO THE SW PORTION OF THE GULF NEAR 20.0N 91.5W AS A TROPICAL DEPRESSION TUE. $$ GMZ080-230330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT FRI OCT 22 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS N PART TUE .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-230330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT FRI OCT 22 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PART. .TUE...S OF 22N E OF 93W 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 OF 93W. .WED...N OF 20N E OF 94W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-230330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT FRI OCT 22 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...S OF 23N W OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 24N. .WED...S OF 24N W OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-230330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT FRI OCT 22 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 26N INCLUDING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL