000 FZNT24 KNHC 081516 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 08 2011 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. GMZ089-082130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 08 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE EASTERN U.S. WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH SUN NIGHT INCREASING EASTERLY FLOW OVER NORTHERN WATERS AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS NEAR S FLORIDA. WINDS AND SEAS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE ON TUE AS THE LOW TRACKS TO JUST NE OF THE GULF. $$ GMZ080-082130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 08 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 28N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N...AND TO 10 TO 15 KT S OF 28N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 28N...AND 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 28N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .TUE...N OF 28N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE AND DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. $$ GMZ082-082130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 08 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 22N ...AND TO 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 22N. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-082130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 08 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-082130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 08 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT TONIGHT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT... SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT SUN NIGHT. FROM 24N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT...AND TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 27N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N. .TUE...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .WED...N OF 27N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER AL/AGUIRRE