000 FZNT24 KNHC 280300 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST FRI NOV 27 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. GMZ089-280930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST FRI NOV 27 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS WILL SHIFT E ACROSS N FLORIDA THROUGH SAT NIGHT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE W GULF BY LATE SAT IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY MON AND REACHING FROM SW LOUISIANA TO S TEXAS BY LATE MON. LOW PRES FORMING ALONG THE FRONT MON NIGHT SHIFTS NE TO THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA BY LATE TUE...WITH THE FRONT TRAILING TO THE SW GULF NEAR 20N96W. THE LOW PRES LIFTS NE INTO THE CAROLINAS BY LATE WED...WITH THE COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM TAMPA FLORIDA TO THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA. $$ GMZ080-280930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST FRI NOV 27 2009 .TONIGHT...E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART SAT NIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NW PART. .MON...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .TUE...N OF FRONT W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 28N AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 28N. $$ GMZ082-280930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST FRI NOV 27 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 20N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS WITHIN 90 E OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .TUE...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ084-280930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST FRI NOV 27 2009 .TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SUBSIDING N SWELL. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT N OF 24N SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT S OF 24N S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-280930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST FRI NOV 27 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 24N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT TO 25N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER/CHRISTENSEN