000 FZNT24 KNHC 080241 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM 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. GMZ089-080930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST FRI NOV 07 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM PANAMA CITY FL TO TAMPICO MEXICO WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NEAR 25N92W BY SAT AFTERNOON...THEN WEAKEN OVER THE SE GULF SUN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF. THE COMBINATION BETWEEN THE HIGH AND HURRICANE PALOMA CURRENTLY OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN SEA WILL RESULT IN INCREASING N TO NE WINDS OVER THE SE GULF SUN THROUGH TUE. MODERATE TO STRONG SLY RETURN FLOW SETS UP AGAIN OVER THE W GULF BY SUN NIGHT AS THE HIGH SLIDES E OF THE AREA MON AND TUE IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO ENTER THE FAR NW GULF WED. $$ GMZ080-080930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST FRI NOV 07 2008 .TONIGHT...E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS E OF 92W. .SAT...E OF 92W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N. .SUN NIGHT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART NEAR THE COAST...BECOMING ISOLATED TUE. .WED...E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-080930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST FRI NOV 07 2008 .TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT. 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...W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING E TO SUN NIGHT. 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 SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 21N W OF 95W LATE SUN NIGHT. .MON...N OF 21N W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 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. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-080930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST FRI NOV 07 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 24N E OF 88W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SAT NIGHT. S OF 24N E OF 88W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE TO 20 KT YUCATAN CHANNEL EARLY. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S OF 26N E OF 88W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-080930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST FRI NOV 07 2008 .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 10 KT OR LESS N OF 27N TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT N OF 27N. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...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 AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK/AGUIRRE