000 FZNT24 KNHC 242032 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-250330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST MON NOV 24 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT JUST INLAND THE TEXAS COAST WILL WEAKEN FROM NEAR TAMPA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE BY TUE AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE E OF THE AREA TUE NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL DRIFT E OVER THE SE U.S. BEHIND THE FRONT WITH A RIDGE ALONG 30N THU AND 25N FRI. COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE TO THE TEXAS COAST LATE FRI... AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NE MEXICO LATE SAT. $$ GMZ080-250330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST MON NOV 24 2008 .TONIGHT...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT FAR N PART LATE. .TUE NIGHT...E OF OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL S OF 27N...AND 1 TO 3 FT N OF 27N. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-250330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST MON NOV 24 2008 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE 15 KT ALONG THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N 5 TO 10 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N. .SAT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-250330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST MON NOV 24 2008 .TONIGHT AND TUE...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO N 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE TUE NIGHT AND E WINDS 10 KT WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. .THU...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-250330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST MON NOV 24 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 KT OF LESS BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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 AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO S WINDS 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 25N...AND BUILDING 3 TO 4 FT N OF 25N. $$ FORECASTER LL