000 FZNT24 KNHC 150839 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST SAT NOV 15 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. GMZ089-151530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST SAT NOV 15 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 24N98W EARLY THIS MORNING WILL MARCH RAPIDLY E AND LIE FROM CEDAR KEY FLORIDA TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS AFTERNOON AND SE OF THE AREA EARLY SAT NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT OVER TEXAS SAT WILL WEAKEN SUN AND MON AND SPREAD EASTWARD ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE NE AND N CENTRAL WATERS MON NIGHT AND EARLY TUE...RAPIDLY MOVING SE AND STRETCHING FROM NW CUBA TO THE CENTRAL TEXAS COAST TUE EVENING AND FROM 20N90W TO SOUTH OF BROWNSVILLE WED AFTERNOON. HIGH PRES ALONG 30N SHOULD BUILD BEHIND THE FRONT WED. $$ GMZ080-151530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST SAT NOV 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING W OF COLD FRONT... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT THIS AFTERNOON THEN SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT N OF 28N LATE. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 28N SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT AND 8 TO 12 FT S OF 28N EARLY SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N OF 28N SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 28N SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE W OF 94W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EXCEPT SE TO S NEAR TEXAS COAST. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ082-151530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST SAT NOV 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING W OF COLD FRONT... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EARLY BUILDING 10 TO 16 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 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL S OF 23N LATE SUN NIGHT AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 23N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT E OF 94W AND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT W OF 94W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. $$ GMZ084-151530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST SAT NOV 15 2008 .TODAY...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EARLY BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT WITHIN 150 NM NW OF FRONT. SE OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N AND 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT N OF 27N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AND 9 TO 14 FT S OF 27N SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE EXCEPT 10 TO 12 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF FRONT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT MON AFTERNOON THEN BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KT... HIGHEST E OF 88W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT S OF 26N. .WED...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL EARLY SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. $$ GMZ086-151530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST SAT NOV 15 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT WITHIN 150 NM NW OF FRONT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 S OF 27N AND 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT S OF 27N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT MON AFTERNOON THEN BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF FRONT LATE. .TUE...N OF FRONT N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN