000 FZNT24 KNHC 090254 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. GMZ089-090930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 08 2011 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES ACROSS MID ATLC STATES COMBINES WITH SURFACE TROUGH OVER STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO INCREASE EASTERLY FLOW ACROSS NORTHERN GULF WATERS THROUGH SUN NIGHT. LOW PRES EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS E GULF OVERNIGHT AND DRIFT NW ACROSS NE PORTIONS THROUGH SUN NIGHT WITH GALE FORCE WINDS N OF 27N. WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE ON TUE AS LOW PRES TRACKS NE INLAND OVER NW FLORIDA. WEAK TROUGH EXTEND FROM LOW PRES SW TO YUCATAN TUE AND WED THEN SHIFT E ACROSS FLORIDA AND SE GULF THU. $$ GMZ080-090930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 08 2011 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 28N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT N OF 28N LATE. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. .WED...NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-090930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 08 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON THROUGH 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 AND THU...N OF 25N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW AT 10 KT LATE WED AND THU. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ GMZ084-090930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 08 2011 ...GALE WARNING N OF 27N... .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 26N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT TO 35 KT E OF 88W. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE AT 10 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 28N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. .WED AND THU...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS SHIFTING NW THU. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE AT 10 KT LATE THU. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-090930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 08 2011 ...GALE WARNING N OF 28N... .TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SQUALLS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT SUN NIGHT. FROM 25N TO 28N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N SE TOP S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 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 TSTMS N OF 26N. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N. .WED AND THU...E OF TROUGH SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N W OF TROUGH NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N W OF TROUGH NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES