000 FZNT24 KNHC 200230 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-200930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST WED NOV 19 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE N MIDDLE WATERS WILL DISSIPATE AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE GULF COAST THU NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE TO ALONG 26N FRI...THEN MAINLY E OF THE ZONE SAT AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS E ACROSS THE SOUTHERN CONUS. THIS HIGH PRES RETREATS NE MON AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE N WATERS. $$ GMZ080-200930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST WED NOV 19 2008 .TONIGHT AND THU...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING VARIABLE THU. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE TO E. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N OF 28N N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING E TO SE SUN. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SUN. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. $$ GMZ082-200930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST WED NOV 19 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT THU NIGHT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL FRI NIGHT. .SAT...E OF 94W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 94W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ084-200930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST WED NOV 19 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N 10 KT OR LESS...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT NE PART THU NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT NE PART THU NIGHT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING NE TO E FRI NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-200930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST WED NOV 19 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...INCREASING 15 KT THU NIGHT NE PART. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING 3 TO 4 FT THU NIGHT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 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 CANGIALOSI