000 FZNT24 KNHC 221515 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST SAT NOV 22 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. GMZ089-222130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST SAT NOV 22 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM NW CUBA TO 22N92W TO 19N93W. THE E PART OF THE FRONT WILL DRIFT E OF THE AREA WHILE THE W PART WILL BECOME DIFFUSE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES BEHIND FRONT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE INTO THE ATLC BY MON. A WEAKER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE NW GULF MON AFTERNOON AND EXTEND FROM 30N89W TO 26N97W MON EVENING...FROM CEDAR KEY...FL TO 20N97W TUE MORNING BEFORE DISSIPATING OVER S WATERS WED. $$ GMZ080-222130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST SAT NOV 22 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SW PART. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE OF FRONT N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS NEAR FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. NW OF FRONT N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-222130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST SAT NOV 22 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 22N E OF 96W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 22N EARLY. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT N OF 22N EARLY. ELSEWHERE E OF 95W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...N OF 10N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON AND TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-222130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST SAT NOV 22 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N LATE. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 28N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 28N. .MON...S OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OS 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT N OF 29N EARLY. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-222130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST SAT NOV 22 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 25N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 25N. .MON...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 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. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK