000 FZNT24 KNHC 222115 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST MON NOV 22 2010 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. GMZ089-230330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST MON NOV 22 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES NE OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN SE WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE GULF THROUGH THU. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO FAR NW GULF LATE THU NIGHT THEN REACH FROM CEDAR KEY FLORIDA TO 25N91W TO 19N95W BY LATE FRI NIGHT THEN SLOW DOWN AND WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM NEAR WEST PALM BEACH TO 25N88W TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY EARLY SAT EVENING. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD S ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OVER THE WESTERN GULF. $$ GMZ080-230330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST MON NOV 22 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT AHEAD OF FRONT EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 93W AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF 93W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW PART ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .FRI...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT S OF 27N W OF 95W 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT W OF 93W BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. $$ GMZ082-230330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST MON NOV 22 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 95W FRI... .TONIGHT...N OF 24N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N OF 24N W OF 95W 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT N OF 24N W OF 95W 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...W OF 95W WINDS BECOMING NW TO N AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT W OF 95W DIMINISHING TO NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ084-230330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST FRI NOV 22 2002 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR N PORTION. .FRI...W OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING NW TO N AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT TO 25N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE MAINLY S 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF FRONT WINDS DIMINISHING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT TO 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-230330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST MON NOV 22 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT FROM 25N TO 27N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 24N. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT FAR NW PART BECOMING NW TO N AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF FRONT WINDS DIMINISHING TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT TO 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE