000 FZNT24 KNHC 070856 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST FRI NOV 07 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. GMZ089-071530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST FRI NOV 07 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT ALONG THE TEXAS COAST WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 25N90W SAT MORNING AND INTO THE EASTERN GULF SAT NIGHT. N TO NE WINDS INCREASE OVER THE SE WATERS FRI THROUGH SUN AS PALOMA PASSES E OF THE AREA. MODERATE TO STRONG SLY RETURN FLOW SETS UP AGAIN OVER THE W GULF BY SUN NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-071530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST FRI NOV 07 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF 27N E OF 92W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT LATE. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N. .MON...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT W OF 92W AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF 92W. $$ GMZ082-071530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST FRI NOV 07 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 96W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 92W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 92W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART. .SUN...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 21N W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT N OF 21N W OF 95W. .MON...N OF 21N W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 20N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-071530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST FRI NOV 07 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 24N E OF 88W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N E OF 88W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT YUCATAN CHANNEL EARLY. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...S OF 26N E OF 88W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-071530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST FRI NOV 07 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT N OF 27N. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SAT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT SUN. N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY SE WATERS. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT FL STRAITS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS