000 FZNT24 KNHC 172116 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-180330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST MON NOV 17 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER SE TEXAS WILL WEAKEN THROUGH TUE AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES TO ALONG A TAMPA TO 27N92W LINE TUE AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY EXIT THE GULF BY WED MORNING...FOLLOWED BY AN AREA OF STRONG HIGH PRES THAT BUILDS SE ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTION THROUGH WED AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WILL THEN WEAKEN AS IT SLIDES E OF THE AREA THU AND FRI. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL THEN SWEEP THROUGH MUCH OF THE GULF FRI AND SAT FOLLOWED BY CANADIAN HIGH PRES BUILDING SE. $$ GMZ080-180330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST MON NOV 17 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 28N W OF 94W. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 18N...AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 28N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON SE OF LINE FROM 30N92W TO 25N95W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SE PART. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT SW TO W N OF 29N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ082-180330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST MON NOV 17 2008 .TONIGHT...SE OF LINE 23N90W TO 19N95W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF 95W. .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 AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 23N LATE FRI INTO SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 23N LATE. $$ GMZ084-180330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST MON NOV 17 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT ...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF FRONT LATE. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. N OF FRONT E OF 88W N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. N OF FRONT W OF 88W N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 27N W OF 88W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT ...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT N OF 28N WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 26N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT...SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 26N IN NE SWELL. .THU...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-180330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST MON NOV 17 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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. .SAT...S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE