000 FZNT24 KNHC 230857 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT SAT OCT 23 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. GMZ089-231530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT SAT OCT 23 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE SE U.S. EXTENDS A RIDGE OVER THE GULF WATERS. 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 SUN NIGHT ALONG THE COAST OF BELIZE AS A TROPICAL STORM THEN WEAKEN OVER LAND BEFORE MOVING NW INTO THE SW PORTION OF THE GULF NEAR 19.5N 93.0W AS A TROPICAL DEPRESSION LATE ON TUE. $$ GMZ080-231530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT SAT OCT 23 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF 94W MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT W OF 94W MON NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS N PART TUE. .WED...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-231530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT SAT OCT 23 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE 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 EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. 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. $$ GMZ084-231530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT SAT OCT 23 2010 .TODAY...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N W OF 87W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT S OF 23N W OF 87W. SCATTERED TSTMS SW PART. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 23N W OF 87W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-231530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT SAT OCT 23 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO 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 GR