000 FZNT24 KNHC 242059 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT SUN OCT 24 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. GMZ089-250330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT SUN OCT 24 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE RICHARD IN THE NW CARIBBEAN WILL MAKE LANDFALL IN BELIZE THIS EVENING...THEN WILL WEAKEN OVER LAND BEFORE EMERGING INTO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 19.1N 93.0W AS A 25 KT TROPICAL DEPRESSION EARLY TUE MORNING...THEN WILL WEAKEN TO A REMNANT LOW BY WED AFTERNOON. MEANWHILE SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE NW GULF BY MON NIGHT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE U.S. SOUTHERN PLAINS TUE AND WED. THE FRONT WILL SAG INTO THE NORTHERN GULF THU AND STALL FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO SOUTHERN TEXAS FRI. $$ GMZ080-250330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT SUN OCT 24 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF 94W MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT W OF 94W MON NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N PART TUE. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N LATE. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-250330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT SUN OCT 24 2010 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON NIGHT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE PART. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 20N E OF 94W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE S OF 21N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 22N. .WED...N OF 20N BETWEEN 92W AND 96W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-250330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT SUN OCT 24 2010 .TONIGHT AND MON...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N W OF 87W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT S OF 23N W OF 87W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SW PART. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT S OF 23N W OF 87W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 26N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 26N LATE. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-250330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT SUN OCT 24 2010 .TONIGHT...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 THROUGH TUE NIGHT...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. .THU...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER AL