000 FZNT24 KNHC 060307 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM 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. GMZ089-060930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST WED NOV 05 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE SE PORTION OF U.S. WILL SHIFT E AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES OFF THE TEXAS COAST FRI MORNING. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 30N92W TO 26N98W FRI MORNING AND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 25N98W SAT MORNING. THE FRONT WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE OVER THE GULF AS ITS LEADING EDGE MOVES OFF THE NE FL COAST INTO THE ATLC SAT NIGHT. MODERATE TO STRONG SLY RETURN FLOW WILL ESTABLISH AGAIN OVER THE WESTERN GULF ON MON. $$ GMZ080-060930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST WED NOV 05 2008 .TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU NIGHT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT NW OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF 27N E OF 23W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N. .MON...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N. $$ GMZ082-060930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST WED NOV 05 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N OF 21N W OF 96W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 21N W OF 96W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT. .MON...W OF 93W N OF 21N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-060930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST WED NOV 05 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 24N W OF 88W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 24N E OF 88W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N E OF 88W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...E OF 87W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 87W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E OF 88W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 88W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-060930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST WED NOV 05 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS N OF 27N FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT N OF 27N. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N AND 3 TO 6 FT S OF 26N. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK