NWS Forecast

FZNT24 KNHC 061451
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT MON OCT 06 2008

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.

GMZ089-062130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT MON OCT 06 2008

SYNOPSIS
TROPICAL DEPRESSION THIRTEEN IN BAY OF CAMPECHE
NEAR 19.0N 94.1W AT 10 AM CDT WILL MOVE AND BECOME A TROPICAL
STORM AROUND SUNSET NEAR 19.4N 95.3W THEN MOVE INLAND NEAR 19.6N
96.4W AROUND SUNRISE TUE. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW
WATERS LATE TUE REACHING A POSITION FROM THE FL PANHANDLE TO BAY
OF CAMPECHE LATE WED...THEN STALL AND WEAKEN OVER THE SE WATERS
THU. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW BECOMES ESTABLISHED OVER THE NW
WATERS THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI WITH THE NEXT COLD FRONT OVER N
TEXAS AT SUNRISE SAT.

GMZ080-062130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT MON OCT 06 2008

THIS AFTERNOON
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

TONIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

TUE THROUGH WED
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING N TO NE
15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT WED. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT W
OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

THU AND FRI
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS
5 TO 10 KT THU NIGHT THEN INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

GMZ082-062130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT MON OCT 06 2008

TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 21N W OF 93W


THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE
WITHIN 90 NM OF TROPICAL
DEPRESSION WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT WITH
GUSTS TO 45 LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT
LATE TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE S OF 22N W OF 92W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER OF DEPRESSION
INCREASING TO WITHIN 120 NM OF TROPICAL STORM LATE CENTER LATE
TONIGHT. 

TUE NIGHT AND WED
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO
NE 15 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FAR NW
WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

THU AND FRI
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE THU
NIGHT AND FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

GMZ084-062130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT MON OCT 06 2008

THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS CENTRAL WATERS.

TUE AND TUE NIGHT
N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING
TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

WED AND THU
W OF FRONT NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E
OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A FEW
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

FRI
N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. S
OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

GMZ086-062130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT MON OCT 06 2008

THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.

WED AND THU
N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW
10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

FRI
NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SE OF FRONT E
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.

FORECASTER NELSON