000 FZNT24 KNHC 181459 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-182130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST TUE NOV 18 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT OVER THE NE PART OF THE GULF WILL MOVE RAPIDLY SE REACHING FROM FT MYERS FLORIDA TO HOUSTON TEXAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON...THEN EXIT THE GULF TONIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THROUGH SAT. $$ GMZ080-182130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST TUE NOV 18 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT E OF 93W. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF 93W AND 5 TO 7 FT E OF 93W TONIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E OF 93W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 92W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT ...LATE EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS N OF 28N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT OR LESS EXCEPT SHIFTING NE 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT THU NIGHT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N NE TO TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-182130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST TUE NOV 18 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 94W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. 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 NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT WED NIGHT. W OF 94W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WED NIGHT. 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. $$ GMZ084-182130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST TUE NOV 18 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT...OR LESS LATE EXCEPT SW TO W WINDS N OF 29N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT WED NIGHT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN N WED NIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT NE PART THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-182130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST TUE NOV 18 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 5 TO 10 KT... INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT THU NIGHT. .FRI...N OF 27N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N OF 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST S PART. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN/AGUIRRE