000 FZNT24 KNHC 230255 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM 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. GMZ089-230930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST SAT NOV 22 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT LIES FROM THE W CUBA TO 22N93W TO 19N96W. THE E PART OF THE FRONT WILL DRIFT SE OF THE AREA WHILE THE PORTION OVER THE GULF WILL BECOME DIFFUSE OVERNIGHT AND SUN. STRONG HIGH PRES BEHIND FRONT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE INTO THE ATLC MON. A WEAKER COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW WATERS MON AFTERNOON AND EXTEND FROM 30N89W TO 26N97W MON EVENING...FROM CEDAR KEY FL TO 21N96W TUE MORNING BEFORE DISSIPATING OVER S WATERS WED. HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE SE INTO THE NE GULF THU. $$ GMZ080-230930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST SAT NOV 22 2008 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS SW WATERS. SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING SE TO S SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE OF FRONT N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS NEAR FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. NW OF FRONT N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT THROUGHOUT. .WED...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT THROUGHOUT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-230930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST SAT NOV 22 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 23N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 21N SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT TUE. S OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT THROUGHOUT. .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. .THU...E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT THROUGHOUT. $$ GMZ084-230930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST SAT NOV 22 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON...S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT N OF 29N EARLY. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-230930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST SAT NOV 22 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...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 BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 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. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK/CANGIALOSI