000 FZNT24 KNHC 081510 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST SAT NOV 08 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. GMZ089-082130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST SAT NOV 08 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 25N90W TO 21N97W WILL EXTEND FROM NW FLORIDA TO NEAR 25N92W WILL 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. NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY WED AND WILL EXTEND FROM CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS WED AFTERNOON. $$ GMZ080-082130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST SAT NOV 08 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...W OF 94W SE INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT....EXCEPT TO 20 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-082130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST SAT NOV 08 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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. $$ GMZ084-082130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST SAT NOV 08 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 23N E OF 86W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT....EXCEPT TO 25 KT N OF 28N W OF 88W EARLY. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF 24N E OF 86W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT E PART EARLY. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-082130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST SAT NOV 08 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT TO 12 FT FAR SE PART. NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY SE WATERS. SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT IN THE STRAITS OF FL. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SAT...EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FL. 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 25N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N. .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 BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK