000 FZNT24 KNHC 281445 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT THU OCT 28 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. GMZ089-282130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT THU OCT 28 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT HAS MOVED INTO THE NW GULF THIS MORNING. STRONG NE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WILL MOVE IN W OF THE FRONT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA TO NE MEXICO NEAR 22N97W THIS EVENING...AND FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO 22N94W TO 18N94W BY FRI MORNING. FUNNELING WINDS WILL REACH GALE FORCE OFF THE COAST OF VERACRUZ STATE IN THE FAR SW GULF OF MEXICO FRI...WITH SEAS TO 14 FT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH SAT AS THE FRONT SHIFTS FURTHER S AND DISSIPATES AND HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER NORTHERN GULF. $$ GMZ080-282130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT THU OCT 28 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 28N AND 8 TO 11 FT S OF 28N. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N AND 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 27N. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-282130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT THU OCT 28 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI S OF 21N W OF 95W... .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT....W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 22N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING 25 TO 30 KT LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 22N. .SAT...S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 21N. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON..VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ GMZ084-282130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT THU OCT 28 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N AND 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 27N. .SUN...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-282130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT THU OCT 28 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE TONIGHT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N LATE. .SUN...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER AL/CHRISTENSEN