000 FZNT24 KNHC 140855 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST FRI NOV 14 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. GMZ089-141530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST FRI NOV 14 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK STATIONARY FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NE MEXICO WILL WEAKEN AND DRIFT NW FRI...WHILE WEAK LOW PRES FORMS ALONG THE SOUTHERN END OF THE FRONT AND MOVES FROM 26N95W EARLY THIS MORNING TO LAFAYETTE LOUISIANA THIS AFTERNOON. A MUCH STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY SE OFF THE TEXAS COAST FRI NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM APALACHICOLA TO 20N96W SAT MORNING...FROM FORT MYERS TO THE NE YUCATAN SAT EVENING...AND SE OF THE AREA SUN MORNING. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT OVER THE WESTERN WATERS SAT. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE NE AND NORTH CENTRAL WATERS TUE MORNING AND LIE FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS TUE EVENING. $$ GMZ080-141530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST FRI NOV 14 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS FRI NIGHT AND SAT... .TODAY...WITHIN 180 NM SE QUADRANT OF LOW S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E 10 KT OR LESS NE QUADRANT OF LOW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT NE QUADRANT OF LOW. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS...MOSTLY E HALF. .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. S OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT N OF 28N SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE AND 6 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT S OF 28N. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 28N SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT AND 9 TO 14 FT S OF 28N SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. .SUN AND MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE SUN MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 28N SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SUN EVENING AND 1 TO 3 FT MON AND 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SUN AND EVENING AND 2 TO 4 FT MON S OF 28N. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT E OF 93W. $$ GMZ082-141530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST FRI NOV 14 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS SAT AND SAT NIGHT... .TODAY...W OF TROUGH SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE TO E. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING 20 TO 30 KT N OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF FRONT LATE. .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 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...S OF 21N N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL LATE SUN NIGHT. N OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN AFTERNOON AND 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL E OF 94W AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF 94W LATE. .MON...S OF 21N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ084-141530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST FRI NOV 14 2008 .TODAY...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO SW 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N THIS AFTERNOON. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT ENTIRE AREA EXCEPT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 28N LATE. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF FRONT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT W OF FRONT LATE. .SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT N OF 29N. E OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT SUN AFTERNOON AND THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT NEAR SHORE SUN AFTERNOON AND 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT NEAR SHORE SUN NIGHT. S OF 26N N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT SUN AFTERNOON AND BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUN NIGHT. .MON...N OF 26N S OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT MON EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N N OF FRONT N WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT NEAR SHORE. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ086-141530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST FRI NOV 14 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT INCREASING TO SW 15 TO 20 KT N OF 29N TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT N OF 28N. 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 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SW TO W. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N LATE AND 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N AND 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 26N LATE. .MON...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN