000 FZNT24 KNHC 160859 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST SUN NOV 16 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. GMZ089-161530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST SUN NOV 16 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT IMMEDIATELY SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA SHOULD CONTINUE MOVING RAPIDLY AWAY FROM THE AREA TODAY. STRONG HIGH OVER TEXAS WILL WEAKEN WHILE MOVING E ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF COAST THROUGH MON. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL QUICKLY SWEEP THROUGH THE MIDDLE AND E WATERS MON NIGHT AND TUE...BRINGING A FRESH ROUND OF HIGH PRES TO THE REGION TUE AND WED. HIGH PRES OVER THE SOUTHEAST U.S. LATE WED WILL SHIFT TO ALONG 28-29N THU IN ADVANCE OF A THIRD COLD FRONT SLATED TO ARRIVE OVER THE FAR NORTHERN GULF WATERS LATE THU NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-161530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST SUN NOV 16 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT IN THE MORNING DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON AND 10 KT OR LESS TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 28N SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT AND 7 TO 11 FT S OF 28N SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 10 KT OR LESS N OF 28N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 28N SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 28N SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 28N E OF 93W. .WED...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT THU MORNING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING W TO NW THEN SHIFTING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. S OF 28N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-161530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST SUN NOV 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING S OF 22N W OF 91W.. .TODAY...S OF 21N W OF 91W N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON THEN 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL LATE. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 23N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 23N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT LATE THU. $$ GMZ084-161530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST SUN NOV 16 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON AND 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 26N N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON AND 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 28N. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT S OF 25N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 27N BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. .WED...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT OR LESS LATE EXCEPT SW TO W N OF 29N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT EARLY IN YUCATAN CHANNEL DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING W TO NW THEN SHIFTING N TO NE 20 KT N OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF FRONT LATE. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-161530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST SUN NOV 16 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON THEN 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 27N N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON THEN N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT EARLY THEN SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. .WED AND THU...S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE THU. N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS LATE WED THEN BECOMING W TO NW THU AND SHIFTING TO N 20 KT N OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT THU AFTERNOON BUT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF FRONT LATE. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN