000 FZNT24 KNHC 140258 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-140930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST THU NOV 13 2008 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK STATIONARY FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NE MEXICO WILL WEAKEN AND DRIFT NW. A TROUGH ALONG 96W FROM 23N TO 27N WILL ALSO DRIFT W AND WEAKEN. MUCH STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY SE OFF THE TEXAS COAST FRI NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE SAT AND MOVE SE OF AREA SAT NIGHT WITH GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT OVER THE W WATERS. A REINFORCING FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE E AND MIDDLE WATERS TUE. $$ GMZ080-140930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST THU NOV 13 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI NIGHT AND SAT... .TONIGHT...S OF 27N E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS W OF 93W. .FRI...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT ENTIRE AREA. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SUN AND MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT MON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 27N SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT MON. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ082-140930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST THU NOV 13 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SAT AND SAT NIGHT... .TONIGHT AND FRI...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .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 6 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 21N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. N OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...S OF 21N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E OF 93W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-140930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST THU NOV 13 2008 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT ENTIRE AREA. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT W OF FRONT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 27N AND 8 TO 11 FT S OF 27N SUN. .MON AND TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ086-140930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 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 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER CANGIALOSI