000 FZNT24 KNHC 201509 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST FRI NOV 20 2009 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. GMZ089-202130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST FRI NOV 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE SE U.S. WILL MOVE NE THROUGH TONIGHT AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS OVER THE FAR WESTERN PORTION NEAR 28N95W. THE LOW IS FORECAST TO MOVE NE TOWARDS SE LOUISIANA SAT MORNING...AND INLAND SOUTHERN ALABAMA SAT NIGHT INTO EARLY SUN MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 28N95W TO 26N97W THIS AFTERNOON...THEN WILL REACH FROM NEAR MOBILE ALABAMA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT NIGHT AND FROM N FLORIDA TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY SUN MORNING THEN WEAKEN OVER THE FAR SE WATERS LATE SUN INTO MON. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL THEN SETTLE IN OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF BY LATE MON. $$ GMZ080-202130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST FRI NOV 20 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT NIGHT...E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 94W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT W OF 95W INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. $$ GMZ082-202130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST FRI NOV 20 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 T 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 21N AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 21N. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. $$ GMZ084-202130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST FRI NOV 20 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON THEN SHIFTING TO SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT SAT EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT SAT EVENING. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. $$ GMZ086-202130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST FRI NOV 20 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NW OF FRONT INCREASING TO W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR