000 FZNT24 KNHC 240902 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST MON NOV 24 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. GMZ089-241530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST MON NOV 24 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES OVER THE E U.S. WILL SHIFT E OUT OVER THE W ATLC MON. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST MON AFTERNOON...AND REACH FROM NE FL TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO BY TUE AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL THEN MOVE E OF THE AREA LATE TUE NIGHT/EARLY WED MORNING. HIGH PRES WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE SOUTHERN U.S. BEHIND THE FRONT...THEN SLIDE E OF THE GULF LATE THU WITH A RIDGE W ALONG 30N. STRONG COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE FRI/EARLY SAT MORNING...AND REACH FROM LOUISIANA NEAR 31N91W TO SOUTH TEXAS EARLY SAT MORNING. $$ GMZ080-241530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST MON NOV 24 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT E OF 93W. N OF 28N SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT E OF 95W... AND SE 15 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... INCREASING TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-241530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST MON NOV 24 2008 .TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 21N SE WINDS 10 KT...DIMINISHING TO NE TO E 10 KT MON NIGHT AND TO N 10 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT N OF 21N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 21N. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N 20 KT FAR NW PART LATE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF 21N AND 4 TO 6 FT FAR NW PART. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW PART LATE. $$ GMZ084-241530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST MON NOV 24 2008 .TODAY...S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO NE TO E 10 KT WED. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. .THU...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST N PART. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-241530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST MON NOV 24 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT MON NIGHT. .TUE THROUGH WED...S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO NE 15 KT TUE NIGHT...AND TO NE 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT FAR N PART. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 26N...AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 26N. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 25N...AND BUILDING 3 TO 4 FT N OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW PART. $$ FORECASTER MT