000 FZNT24 KNHC 100257 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT SUN OCT 09 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. GMZ089-100930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT SUN OCT 09 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF AREA COMBINED WITH LOW PRES OVER CENTRAL FLORIDA E COAST MAINTAIN STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS OVER NE PORTION TONIGHT. LOW PRES DRIFT NW AND MAY ENTER NE CORNER OF GULF TUE THEN SHIFT NE ACROSS NORTHERN FLORIDA TUE NIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH AS LOW PRES TRACKS FURTHER NE ACROSS SE U.S. WED. WEAK TROUGH EXTEND FROM LOW PRES SW TO YUCATAN PENINSULA TUE AND SHIFT EASTWARD ACROSS E GULF AND FLORIDA THU. HIGH PRES BUILD SE OVER FAR NW GULF FRI. $$ GMZ080-100930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT SUN OCT 09 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 94W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 27N W OF 94W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS TSTMS W OF 93W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF 94W NE WINDS 15 KT DIMINISH TO 5 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 FT MON NIGHT. W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING SE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-100930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT SUN OCT 09 2011 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...N OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-100930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT SUN OCT 09 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 24N TO 26N N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 24N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 26N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND THU...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...N OF 25N WINDS N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-100930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT SUN OCT 09 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 25N. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT MON NIGHT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 27N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 26N. .WED AND THU...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N. .FRI...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES