000 FZNT24 KNHC 212111 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST FRI NOV 21 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. GMZ089-220330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST FRI NOV 21 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG COLD FRONT OVER THE GULF FROM 27N82W TO 26N95W TO 22N97W WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA TONIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES BEHIND THE FRONT. THE HIGH WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE EAST MONDAY. WEAKER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE NW GULF MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EXTEND FROM 30N86W TO 25N97W MON EVENING AND FROM TAMPA BAY TO 212N97W TUE MORNING BEFORE DISSIPATING OVER S WATERS WED. $$ GMZ080-220330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST FRI NOV 21 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SAT NIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS BECOMING S TO SW NEAR THE FRONT 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. N OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS...EXCEPT E TO SE W OF 93W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-220330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST FRI NOV 21 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 21N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT W OF 96W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 22N AND 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT S OF 22N. W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 23N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST N PART LATE. $$ GMZ084-220330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST FRI NOV 21 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 25N SUN. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN NIGHT. .MON...S OF 24NW OF 87W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS N OF 25N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .TUE...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING N 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL IN THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. .WED...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KN N OF 27N BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N BY AFTERNOON. S OF FRONT NE TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-220330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST FRI NOV 21 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL EARLY SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT N OF 29N EARLY. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK