000 FZNT24 KNHC 090315 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM 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. GMZ089-090930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST SAT NOV 08 2008 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM TAMPA FL TO 23N91W...THEN STATIONARY TO TAMPICO MEXICO WILL BECOME DIFFUSE OVER THE FAR SE GULF SUN AND SUN NIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF. THE PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN THE HIGH AND HURRICANE PALOMA CURRENTLY OVER E CUBA WILL RESULT IN SLIGHTLY HIGHER N TO NE WINDS OVER THE SE GULF THROUGH MON NIGHT. NEXT COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST WED AFTERNOON OR EVENING AND BRUSH THE N GULF WATERS REACHING FROM 30N90W TO NEAR S TEXAS THU NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-090930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST SAT NOV 08 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 27N E OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...W OF 94W SE INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 28N E OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE...S OF 28N E OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT....EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-090930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST SAT NOV 08 2008 .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. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N OF 20N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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. .THU...N OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-090930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST SAT NOV 08 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 24N E OF 86W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT E PART EARLY. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO E TO SE 15 KT N OF 27N W OF 88W MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...N OF 28N W OF 88W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-090930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST SAT NOV 08 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR 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 5 TO 7 FT S OF 25N. .MON NIGHT...S OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING E TO SE W OF 83W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK/AGUIRRE