000 FZNT24 KNHC 180910 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST FRI NOV 18 2005 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-181530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST FRI NOV 18 2005 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM NEAR NAPLES FLORIDA SW TO 22N89W THIS EVENING WILL WEAKEN AND BECOME STATIONARY FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA FRI AND FRI NIGHT. STRONG NLY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE OVER MUCH OF THE GULF THROUGH SAT. SECOND COLD FRONT ENTERS THE NW GULF LATE SUN AND MOVES RAPIDLY EWD TO THE FLORIDA STRAITS TO YUCATAN CHANNEL BY LATE MON AND E OF THE AREA TUE. $$ GMZ080-181530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST FRI NOV 18 2005 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 27N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...S OF 95W NW TO N WINDS. 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-181530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST FRI NOV 18 2005 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 21 N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT THROUGH MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TUE...W OF 95W NLY WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ084-181530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST FRI NOV 18 2005 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N. $$ GMZ086-181530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST FRI NOV 18 2005 .TODAY THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S OF 27N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT S OF 26N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N. $$ FORECASTER DGS