000 FZNT24 KNHC 010842 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT SAT NOV 01 2008 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. GMZ089-011530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT SAT NOV 01 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER APPALACHIANS SHIFTS NE AS A WEAK LOW DEVELOPS E OF FLORIDA SUN NIGHT AND MON. THIS WILL ALLOW WINDS TO WEAKEN EXCEPT FOR THE NE AND N MIDDLE WATERS THROUGH SUN NIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRES SETTLES OVER AREA MON AND TUE AND THEN SHIFTS E WED AS A FRONT BEGINS TO APPROACH. $$ GMZ080-011530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT SAT NOV 01 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT ENTIRE AREA. .WED...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-011530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT SAT NOV 01 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT ENTIRE AREA. .WED...N OF 22N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-011530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT SAT NOV 01 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT N OF 29N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NE WATERS SUN AND SUN NIGHT. .WED...E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ086-011530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT SAT NOV 01 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 29N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 29N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N. .MON THROUGH WED...N OF 28N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER CANGIALOSI