000 FZNT24 KNHC 180908 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST TUE NOV 18 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. GMZ089-181530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST TUE NOV 18 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT ENTERING THE FAR NORTH CENTRAL AND NE WATERS THIS MORNING WILL PLUNGE RAPIDLY SE TODAY...REACHING FROM FT MYERS FLORIDA TO HOUSTON TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON AND THROUGH ALL BUT THE SW PART OF THE AREA BY TONIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDING OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL OR NE WATERS BEHIND THE FRONT LATER WED AND THU WILL GIVE WAY TO YET ANOTHER COLD FRONT DIVING INTO THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS EARLY FRI. THE FRONT SHOULD LIE FROM SARASOTA FLORIDA TO VICTORIA TEXAS FRI MORNING AND THEN BECOME ILL- DEFINED AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILD SOUTHWARD INTO THE GULF FROM THE EASTERN U.S. FRI AND SAT. $$ GMZ080-181530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST TUE NOV 18 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EARLY BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT E OF 93W. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF 93W AND 4 TO 7 FT E OF 93W LATE. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E OF 92W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT OR LESS EXCEPT SW TO W NEAR SHORE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 92W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS N OF 28N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT OR LESS EXCEPT SHIFTING NE 15 KT N OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE. .FRI...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ082-181530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST TUE NOV 18 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 94W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL S OF 21N BECOMING 3 TO 5 FT AREA WIDE TONIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. W OF 94W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 23N LATE FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST NE PART. $$ GMZ084-181530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST TUE NOV 18 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT OR LESS LATE EXCEPT SW TO W WINDS N OF 29N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT NEAR SHORE SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT NEAR SHORE. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL LATE. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT N OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT N OF 29N. $$ GMZ086-181530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST TUE NOV 18 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE EXCEPT SW TO W WINDS N OF 29N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN