000 FZNT24 KNHC 230249 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST SUN NOV 22 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. GMZ089-230930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST SUN NOV 22 2009 .SYNOPSIS...SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT FROM 30N84W TO 27N85W TO TO 22N94W. THE PORTION OF FRONT N OF 26N WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE E TONIGHT WHILE REMAINDER OF FRONT DISSIPATES. NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TX COAST TUE MORNING...FROM FL BIG BEND TO BAY OF CAMPECHE WED AFTERNOON...AND FROM STRAITS OF FL TO YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE THU BEFORE MOVING SE OF THE AREA FRI. $$ GMZ080-230930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST SUN NOV 22 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT S OF 27N AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-230930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST SUN NOV 22 2009 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE AND INCREASING 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N OF FRONT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT FRI. S OF 22N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT FRI. S OF 22N E OF 94W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL FRI. $$ GMZ084-230930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST SUN NOV 22 2009 .TONIGHT..N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND FRI...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-230930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST SUN NOV 22 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT FRI. E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER
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