000 FZNT24 KNHC 202115 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST THU NOV 20 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. GMZ089-210330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST THU NOV 20 2008 .SYNOPSIS...1023 MB HIGH PRES NEAR 29N89W OVER THE N MIDDLE WATERS WILL DISSIPATE AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE NW GULF COAST TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE TO ALONG 26N FRI...THEN MAINLY E OF THE ZONE SAT AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS E ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN CONUS. HIGH PRES WEAKENS AND MOVES E MON AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NW WATERS MON AFTERNOON NEAR 30N93W TO 27N97W AND TO 30N93W TO 25N90W TUE MORNING. $$ GMZ080-210330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST THU NOV 20 2008 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN. .MON...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. .TUE...N OF 28N E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-210330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST THU NOV 20 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT NW PART SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT N PART IN NE SWELL FRI NIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL N OF 22N AND 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT S OF 22N. W OF 95W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT N PART EARLY. .SUN AND MON...E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-210330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST THU NOV 20 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N 10 KT OR LESS... INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, SEAS 2 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. .MON...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT LATE. N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL IN THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. $$ GMZ086-210330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST THU NOV 20 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 26N SUN. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N SUN. .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 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK