000 FZNT24 KNHC 192108 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST WED NOV 19 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. GMZ089-200330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST WED NOV 19 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM WESTERN CUBA NW TO 24N90W TO CORPUS CHRIST TEXAS WILL EXIT THE GULF TONIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH INTO THE NORTHERN WATERS FRI MORNING ...AND REACH FROM THE FAR SE GULF TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS BY FRI EVENING. FRONT WILL BECOME STATIONARY FROM THE WESTERN STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO BROWNSVILLE BY SAT MORNING. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA IN THE WAKE OF FRONT THROUGH SAT...THEN SLIDE ENE TO THE MID ATLC COAST SUN WITH A RIDGE SW TO NE TEXAS AS A COLD FRONT MOVES TO E TEXAS BY MON. $$ GMZ080-200330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST WED NOV 19 2008 .TONIGHT...SE OF LINE FROM 27N90W TO 25N94W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 F. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING TO N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT FAR N PART LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT ...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FAR N PART LATE THU NIGHT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N PART FRI NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N PART FRI NIGHT. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING E TO SE SUN. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE SUN. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. $$ GMZ082-200330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST WED NOV 19 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 94W FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT E OF 94W FRI NIGHT. .SAT...E OF 94W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 94W MAINLY E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT...THEN DIMINISHING TO E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT MON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT MON. $$ GMZ084-200330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST WED NOV 19 2008 .TONIGHT...SE OF LINE 27N85W TO 25N90W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING VARIABLE N OF 29N TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT N OF 29N TONIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N 5 WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT NE PART THU NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT NE PART THU NIGHT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU NIGHT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-200330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST WED NOV 19 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT N OF 29N. S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT NE PART. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING 3 TO 4 FT THU NIGHT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT FAR S WATERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 26N SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT S OF 26N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N. .MON...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE