000 FZNT24 KNHC 251507 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT MON OCT 25 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. GMZ089-252130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT MON OCT 25 2010 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION RICHARD WILL MOVE W NW ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...THEN EMERGE OVER THE SW PORTION OF THE GULF NEAR 19.5N 92.2W TUE MORNING AS A REMNANT LOW. THE REMNANT LOW WILL REACH 20.7N 93.3W TUE EVENING AND 21.8N 94.2W WED MORNING BEFORE DISSIPATING ON THU. MEANWHILE SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE NW GULF BY TONIGHT 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 AND DISSIPATE FROM S FLORIDA TO 23N98W FRI. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS BRINGING INCREASING NE WINDS THU AND FRI. $$ GMZ080-252130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT MON OCT 25 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF 94W THIS EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT W OF 94W TONIGHT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ082-252130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT MON OCT 25 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NW PART. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 95W. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 21N E OF 94W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 22N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 24N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 22N BETWEEN 92W AND 96W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. 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. $$ GMZ084-252130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT MON OCT 25 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N W OF 87W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT S OF 23N W OF 87W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SW PART. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT S OF 23N W OF 87W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ086-252130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT MON OCT 25 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 25N E TO SE 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. .TONIGHT 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 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER 000 FZNT24 KNHC 251507 RRA OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT MON OCT 25 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. GMZ089-252130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT MON OCT 25 2010 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION RICHARD WILL MOVE W NW ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...THEN EMERGE OVER THE SW PORTION OF THE GULF NEAR 19.5N 92.2W TUE MORNING AS A REMNANT LOW. THE REMNANT LOW WILL REACH 20.7N 93.3W TUE EVENING AND 21.8N 94.2W WED MORNING BEFORE DISSIPATING ON THU. MEANWHILE SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE NW GULF BY TONIGHT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE U.S. SOUTHERN PLAINS TUE AND WED. THE FRONT WILL SAG INTO THE NORTHERN GULF THU AND STALL AND DISSIPATE FROM S FLORIDA TO 23N98W FRI. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS BRINGING INCREASING NE WINDS THU AND FRI. $$ GMZ080-252130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT MON OCT 25 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF 94W THIS EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT W OF 94W TONIGHT. .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 LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ082-252130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT MON OCT 25 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NW PART. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 95W. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 21N E OF 94W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 22N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 24N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 22N. .WED...N OF 22N BETWEEN 92W AND 96W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-252130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT MON OCT 25 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT 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 LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ086-252130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT MON OCT 25 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR