000 FZNT24 KNHC 150254 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-150930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST FRI NOV 14 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY OFF THE TEXAS COAST TONIGHT TO NEAR 30N86W TO 23N98W SAT MORNING...FROM FORT MYERS TO NORTHEAST YUCATAN PENINSULA SAT EVENING...AND SE OF THE AREA SUN MORNING. HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT OVER TEXAS SAT WILL WEAKEN SUN. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE NE AND N CENTRAL WATERS MON NIGHT AND RAPIDLY MOVE SE OF THE AREA BY LATE TUE. HIGH PRES OVER THE SE U.S. TUE WILL SHIFT TO THE N GULF COAST AND WEAKEN WED. $$ GMZ080-150930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST FRI NOV 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING W OF COLD FRONT... .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. S OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE MON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-150930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST FRI NOV 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING W OF COLD FRONT... .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT TOWARD SUNRISE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT W OF FRONT. .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 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 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 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ084-150930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST FRI NOV 14 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 8 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING 7 TO 11 FT S OF 26N AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 26N. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILD TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 27N. $$ GMZ086-150930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST FRI NOV 14 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S 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 TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 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 8 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 27N. $$ FORECASTER LL/JC