000 FZNT24 KNHC 220246 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-220930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST FRI NOV 21 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM S FLORIDA TO LOW PRES NEAR 25N96W THEN EXTENDS S TO 21N97W. THE E PART OF THE FRONT WILL DRIFT SE WHILE THE W PART BECOMES DIFFUSE THIS WEEKEND. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE SE U.S. BEHIND FRONT AND MOVES OFFSHORE MON. A WEAKER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE NW GULF MON AFTERNOON AND EXTEND FROM 30N86W TO 25N97W MON EVENING...FROM TAMPA BAY TO 21N97W TUE MORNING BEFORE DISSIPATING OVER S WATERS WED. $$ GMZ080-220930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST FRI NOV 21 2008 .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 27N AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SW PART. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING SE TO S SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 KT OR LESS NEAR FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. N OF FRONT N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-220930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST FRI NOV 21 2008 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 23N E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 23N E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-220930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST FRI NOV 21 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 25N SUN. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SUN NIGHT. .MON...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE AND WED...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT N OF 29N EARLY. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-220930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST FRI NOV 21 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EARLY SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT N OF 29N EARLY. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK/CANGIALOSI