NWS Forecast

FZNT27 KNHC 080330
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST SAT NOV 07 2009

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR A MORE DETAILED
FORECAST WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COASTLINE...

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED JUST E OF CAPE
HATTERAS IS INTERACTING WITH BROAD LOW PRES ACROSS THE SW GULF
AND NW CARIBBEAN...AND WILL MAINTAIN A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT
ACROSS ALL BUT THE NW GULF THROUGH SUN...MAINTAINING STRONG NE
TO E WINDS. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE WELL INTO NEXT WEEK AS
TROPICAL STORM IDA OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN SEA NEAR 20.1N 84.6W
TRACKS N-NW THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. IDA IS FORECAST TO REACH NEAR 23N 86.5W BY SUN
EVENING...TO NEAR 25.4N 87.6W BY EARLY MON MORNING. IDA IS THEN
EXPECTED TO TRANSITION TO AN EXTRATROPICAL STORM TUE WHILE
MOVING TO THE N AND REACHING NEAR 30N 86.5 TUE MORNING AND THEN
WILL SLOWLY TURNING MORE E THEN E-SE THROUGH WED. STRONG N
WINDS WILL OVERTAKE THE WESTERN GULF TUE THROUGH THU AS A
STRONG TROUGH OF LOW PRES MOVES THROUGH THE REGION.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
...STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 26N E OF 91W MON NIGHT
THROUGH TUE...

TONIGHT
S OF 27N E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.

SUN AND SUN NIGHT
E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS SUN
NIGHT...BECOMING E TO SE 25 TO 30 KT S OF 27N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 9 TO 15 FT SUN NIGHT. W OF 95W NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

MON THROUGH TUE
N OF 26N E OF 91W E TO SE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT
WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT BECOMING SE TO S MON NIGHT THEN S TO SW
TUE. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. E OF TROUGH
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT MON
NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF TROUGH.

WED
N OF 26N E OF 91W S TO SW WINDS 35 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS
TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT WED
NIGHT...BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 10
TO 14 FT WED NIGHT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9
TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.

THU
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT
THU AFTERNOON.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W

TONIGHT
S OF 22N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.

SUN AND SUN NIGHT
W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT SUN NIGHT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT IN NE SWELL N OF 22N AND 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 22N.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

MON AND MON NIGHT
W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. E OF TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 23N AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF
23N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG TROUGH.

TUE
W OF 92W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N
SWELL. E OF 92W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN
MIXED N AND E SWELL.

WED
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT S OF 21N W OF 94W 25 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.

THU
S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING
TO 15 TO 20 KT THU AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT THU AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 94W AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
...GALE WARNING FROM 23N TO 25N E OF 87W TONIGHT AND S OF 27N
SUN MORNING BECOMING TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 27N LATE
SUN...

HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT

TONIGHT
S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING 25 TO 35 KT WITH
GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 14 FT. N OF 25N NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.

SUN AND SUN NIGHT
N OF 25N E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13
FT IN E SWELL BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT SUN NIGHT. S OF 25N E WINDS
25 TO 35 KT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE SUN AFTERNOON
AND NIGHT. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN
E SWELL BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT IN MIXED E AND SE SWELL BUILDING
15 TO 18 FT IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 25N.

MON AND MON NIGHT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF
28N. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER
IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS NEAR 33 FT.
N OF 28N E OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN
E AND SE SWELL. N OF 28N W OF 87W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 16 FT IN E AND SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

MON NIGHT AND TUE
N OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 40 TO 45 KT WITH
GUSTS TO 55 KT BECOMING SE TO S MON NIGHT THEN S TO SW TUE.
SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH
GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

WED
N OF 23N S TO SW WINDS 35 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT
DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT WED NIGHT THEN
BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 14
FT WED NIGHT. ELSEWHERE N TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO
13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS E PORTION.

THU
N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W

GALE WARNING S OF 25N TONIGHT AND S OF 26N SUN

...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 25N W OF 83W SUN
AND SUN NIGHT...SHIFTING N OF 24N MON...
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 26N W OF 82W TUE NIGHT THROUGH
THU...

TONIGHT AND SUN
S OF 25N E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO
40 KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT EXCEPT UP TO 18 FT IN THE GULF
STREAM. N OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS S OF 27N.

SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
EXPECTED N OF 22N W OF 83W. HIGHEST WINDS 60 KT GUSTS TO 75 KT.
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS.
HIGHEST SEAS NEAR 25 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS RAINBANDS AND TSTMS.

TUE THROUGH WED
N OF 26N E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT
INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT LATE TUE AND
EARLY WED...THEN DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE WED. SEAS 10
TO 14 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS N AND CENTRAL PORTIONS.

THU
N OF 26N W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.