000 FZNT24 KNHC 210309 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-210930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST THU NOV 20 2008 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES 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 THE NW WATERS MON AFTERNOON AND EXTENDS ALONG 27N TUE. $$ GMZ080-210930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST THU NOV 20 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT BY SUNRISE. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN. .MON...SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. .TUE...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. $$ GMZ082-210930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST THU NOV 20 2008 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NW PART. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL N OF 23N. .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 8 FT IN N SWELL. .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 IN E SWELL. $$ GMZ084-210930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST THU NOV 20 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N 10 KT OR LESS...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF FRONT BY SUNRISE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT N OF FRONT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT FRI NIGHT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. .MON...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW N OF 28N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL IN THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. $$ GMZ086-210930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST THU NOV 20 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF FRONT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 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/CANGIALOSI