000 FZNT24 KNHC 051508 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST WED NOV 05 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. GMZ089-052130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST WED NOV 05 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE EASTERN STATES WILL SHIFT E AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY FRI. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 30N89W TO 26N97W FRI AFTERNOON AND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 22N96W SAT AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL THEN STALL AND BEGIN LIFTING N AS A WARM FRONT FROM CORPUS CHRISTI TO THE NORTHWEST YUCATAN SUN. $$ GMZ080-052130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST WED NOV 05 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT NW OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT NW OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING 2 TO 3 FT NW WATERS. .SUN...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N. $$ GMZ082-052130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST WED NOV 05 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N OF 22N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N OF FRONT N TO NE 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 IN N SWELL E OF 93W AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF 93W. .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 6 FT LATE. $$ GMZ084-052130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST WED NOV 05 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 28N AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 28N. .FRI...S OF 25N E OF 88W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N W OF 88W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 2 TO 4 FT S OF 28N AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 28N. $$ GMZ086-052130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST WED NOV 05 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH 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 THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 24N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .FRI...S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 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. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR