000 FZNT24 KNHC 171446 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST MON NOV 17 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. GMZ089-172130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST MON NOV 17 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER EASTERN TEXAS WILL MOVE E AND WEAKEN THROUGH TUE AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE N CENTRAL AND NE WATERS TONIGHT AND TUE. THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY MOVE E OF THE GULF BY WED MORNING...FOLLOWED BY AN AREA OF STRONG HIGH PRES THAT BUILDS SE ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTION THROUGH WED. THE HIGH WILL THEN WEAKEN AS IT SLIDES E OF THE GULF THU AND FRI...AND AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT PUSHES INTO THE N CENTRAL AND NE WATERS FRI. $$ GMZ080-172130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST MON NOV 17 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 28N W OF 94W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 28N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT SE OF LINE 20N92W 25N95W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT ...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SE PART. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT SW TO W N OF 29N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-172130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST MON NOV 17 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 23N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF 95W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TUE NIGHT. W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 20N E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 20N W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 23N FRI EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 23N LATE. $$ GMZ084-172130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST MON NOV 17 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT ...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF FRONT LATE. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. N OF FRONT E OF 88W N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. N OF FRONT W OF 88W N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 27N W OF 88W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT ...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED AFTERNOON AND 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL LATE. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SW TO W 10 KT OR LESS N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 26N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 26N IN N TO NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .THU...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-172130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST MON NOV 17 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT THROUGHOUT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON AND 5 TO 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED AFTERNOON AND 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT S OF 26N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N. .THU...S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT S OF 25N...AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 25N. .FRI...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN/AGUIRRE