000 FZNT24 KNHC 240916 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST WED NOV 24 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. GMZ089-241530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST WED NOV 24 2010 .SYNOPSIS...ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDS INTO NE GULF MOVE E TODAY. S RETURN FLOW ACROSS W GULF AHEAD OF APPROACHING COLD FRONT THAT ENTERS NW WATERS THU NIGHT. GALE FORCE N WIND BEHIND FRONT S OF 25N FRI. FRONT REACH FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI EVENING...THEN STALL ACROSS BAY OF CAMPECHE WHILE MOVING SLOWLY S AND WEAKENING ACROSS S FLORIDA AND SE GULF THROUGH SAT NIGHT. FRONTAL BOUNDARY DISSIPATE SUN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS BASIN AND SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW REDEVELOPS ACROSS W GULF. $$ GMZ080-241530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST WED NOV 24 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT BECOME S 15 TO 20 KT BECOME N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILD TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS WITH FRONT. .FRI...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISH TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT EXCEPT TO 12 FT S OF 26N W OF 95W. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT SE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT LATE. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-241530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST WED NOV 24 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 95W FRI... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NW WATERS THU NIGHT. .FRI...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASE TO 35 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILD TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...S OF 24N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-241530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST WED NOV 24 2002 .TODAY...N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME SW 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS THU NIGHT. .FRI...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 24N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-241530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST WED NOV 24 2010 .TODAY...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME S 5 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES