000 FZNT24 KNHC 110252 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST MON NOV 10 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. GMZ089-110930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST MON NOV 10 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER MUCH OF THE CENTRAL GULF WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA THROUGH WED NIGHT IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NW GULF COAST WED NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR MOBILE BAY TO 25N97W BY THU EVENING... AND WEAKEN FROM THE FL PANHANDLE TO THE S CENTRAL GULF FRI. MODERATE TO STRONG SLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER FAR WESTERN GULF THROUGH TUE NIGHT...THEN DIMINISH WITH THE APPROACH OF THE COLD FRONT TO THE COAST. A SECOND STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL PUSH OFF THE NW GULF COAST FRI MORNING...AND EXTEND FROM NE FL TO SW BAY OF CAMPECHE BY SAT EVENING. $$ GMZ080-110930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST MON NOV 10 2008 .TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT ...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT ...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED THROUGH THU...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS...INCREASING TO N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ082-110930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST MON NOV 10 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 93W 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 AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 21N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 21N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N PART. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 23N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N PART. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EARLY...SHIFTING TO N AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT. E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT ...INCREASING TO N 20 TO 25 KT WITH COLD FRONT PASSAGE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ084-110930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST MON NOV 10 2008 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART. .FRI...S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT FAR NW PART LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FAR NW PART LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART LATE. .SAT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT ...INCREASING TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-110930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST MON NOV 10 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST NEAR STRAITS OF FL. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW FAR NW PART. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART NEAR FRONT. .SAT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT TO 24N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE