000 FZNT24 KNHC 142052 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-150330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST FRI NOV 14 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST TONIGHT TO NEAR 30N85W TO 22N98W SATURDAY MORNING AND FROM FORT MYERS TO NORTHEAST YUCATAN PENINSULA SATURDAY EVENING THEN SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA BY SUNDAY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE BEHIND THE FRONT OVER TEXAS SATURDAY WILL WEAKEN SUNDAY. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL WATERS MONDAY NIGHT AND RAPIDLY MOVE SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA BY LATE TUESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES TUESDAY WILL MOVE TO THE NORTH GULF COAST AND WEAKEN SOME WEDNESDAY. $$ GMZ080-150330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST FRI NOV 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEST OF COLD FRONT... .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. S OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO N 15 KT MIDDAY SUN AND N TO NE 10 KT SUN NIGHT THEN NE 10 TO 15 KT MON. N OF 27N SEAS 4 TO 6 FT DIMINISH TO 2 TO 4 FT SUN NIGHT. S OF 27N SEAS 8 TO 11 FT DIMINISH TO 4 TO 7 FT SUN NIGHT AND 2 TO 4 FT MON. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-150330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST FRI NOV 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEST OF COLD FRONT... .TONIGHT...E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE SUN AND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL LATE SUN NIGHT. .MON...E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 95W 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. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT WITH NE SWELL. $$ GMZ084-150330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST FRI NOV 14 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SOUTHERLY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 8 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOME N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SUN AFTERNOON THEN N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE SUN NIGHT. N OF 27N SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDE TO 6 TO 9 FT SUN AND 3 TO 5 FT SUN NIGHT. S OF 27N SEAS 9 TO 13 FT SUBSIDE TO 7 TO 10 FT SUN NIGHT. .MON...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO N 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILD TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 27N. $$ GMZ086-150330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST FRI NOV 14 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 BUILD TO 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE SUN AND NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE SUN NIGHT. N OF 28N SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN NIGHT. S OF 28N SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDE TO 6 TO 9 FT SUN NIGHT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N. .TUE...N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT BECOME NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 27N. $$ FORECASTER LL