000 FZNT24 KNHC 050308 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST TUE NOV 04 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. GMZ089-050930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST TUE NOV 04 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDING FROM THE EASTERN STATES ALONG AN AXIS FROM 30N90W TO 20N96W SHOULD BEGIN SHIFTING E WED AND THU AS LOW PRES FORMS OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. LOW PRES OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS SHOULD INTRODUCE A COLD FRONT OVER THE NORTHWEST GULF WATERS EARLY FRI MORNING...WITH THE FRONT LYING FROM 29N91W TO 26N97W FRI AFTERNOON AND FROM TAMPA FLORIDA TO 23N98W SAT AFTERNOON. THE FRONT SHOULD STALL AND BEGIN LIFTING N AS A WARM FRONT SUN AFTERNOON FROM CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS TO THE NORTHWEST YUCATAN. $$ GMZ080-050930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST TUE NOV 04 2008 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST W OF 95W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AND BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO4 FT LATE. .FRI...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE MOSTLY S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...S OF 28N NE TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE. .SUN...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT THEN 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N. $$ GMZ082-050930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST TUE NOV 04 2008 .TONIGHT...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST FAR NE. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N OF 22N W OF 94W VARIABLE MOSTLY SE TO S WINDS EARLY BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT E OF 92W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT E OF 92W LATE. .SAT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST E. S OF FRONT W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...N OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE...HIGHEST W. $$ GMZ084-050930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST TUE NOV 04 2008 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 10 KT S OF 23N AND N OF 28N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 23N AND N OF 28N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR YUCATAN AND YUCATAN CHANNEL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 KT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT 10 KT OR LESS N OF 28N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 28N AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 28N. .FRI...S OF 25N E OF 88W NE TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 7 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. S OF 25N W OF 88W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 OT 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 28N AND 2 TO 4 FT NEAR SHORE. S OF 25N E OF 87W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS EXCEPT VARIABLE NEAR SHORE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART. $$ GMZ086-050930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST TUE NOV 04 2008 .TONIGHT...FROM 23N TO 28N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT S OF 24N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY S OF 25N. .FRI...S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT BECOMING VARIABLE N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT N OF 28N. .SAT...S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT W OF 83W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT AND S OF 25N. .SUN...S OF 25N E OF 83W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT N OF 28N. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN