000 FZNT24 KNHC 132124 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST THU NOV 13 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. GMZ089-140330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST THU NOV 13 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM THE W FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NE MEXICO WILL WEAKEN AND DRIFT NW. A MUCH STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST OFF THE TEXAS COAST FRI NIGHT AND THEN MOVE RAPIDLY SE EXTENDING FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE SAT AND SE OF AREA SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE NORTHWEST GULF BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ GMZ080-140330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST THU NOV 13 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI NIGHT AND SAT... .TONIGHT...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .FRI...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT ENTIRE AREA. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE. $$ GMZ082-140330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST THU NOV 13 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SAT AND SAT NIGHT... .TONIGHT AND FRI...W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING 20 TO 30 KT N OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...S OF 22N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. N OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...S OF 22N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT TUE. N OF 22N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING 2 TO 4 FT TUE. $$ GMZ084-140330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST THU NOV 13 2008 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT ENTIRE AREA. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT W OF FRONT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 27N AND 8 TO 11 FT S OF 27N SUN. .MON AND TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 3 TO 4 FT N OF 26N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N. $$ GMZ086-140330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST THU NOV 13 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N. $$ FORECASTER CANGIALOSI