000 FZNT24 KNHC 072040 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST FRI NOV 07 2008 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. GMZ089-080330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST FRI NOV 07 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT OVER THE NW GULF COAST WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 25N90W SAT MORNING AND INTO THE EASTERN GULF SAT NIGHT. N TO NE WINDS INCREASE OVER THE SE WATERS FRI THROUGH SUN AS PALOMA PASSES SE OF THE AREA. MODERATE TO STRONG SLY RETURN FLOW SETS UP AGAIN OVER THE W GULF BY SUN NIGHT AS THE RIDGE BEHIND THE COLD FRONT PUSHES INTO THE E GULF AND ANOTHER FRONT MOVES IN FROM THE WEST ON WED. $$ GMZ080-080330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST FRI NOV 07 2008 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... EXCEPT TO 25 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG THE FRONT. .SAT...E OF 92W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT LATE. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N. .SUN NIGHT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...W OF LINE FROM 30N91W TO 25N93W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N. .WED...E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-080330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST FRI NOV 07 2008 .TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 21N W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 21N W OF 95W. .MON...N OF 21N W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 20N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-080330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST FRI NOV 07 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 24N E OF 88W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SUN. S OF 24N E OF 88W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT YUCATAN CHANNEL EARLY. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...S OF 26N E OF 88W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-080330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST FRI NOV 07 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS N OF 27N TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT N OF 27N. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SAT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT SUN. N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY SE WATERS. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT FL STRAITS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N. .TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK