000 FZNT24 KNHC 250248 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-250930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST MON NOV 24 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR BROWNSVILLE TEXAS WILL REACH FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO SW BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE TONIGHT...THEN WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM NEAR TAMPA TO E BAY OF CAMPECHE BY TUE AFTERNOON. FRONT THEN MOVES E OF AREA TUE NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH EARLY THU...THEN SHIFT TO E OF CENTRAL FLORIDA SAT AFTERNOON WITH A RIDGE FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE SW GULF BY LATE ON SAT. NEXT COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO REACH THE TEXAS COAST LATE FRI...AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NE MEXICO LATE SAT. $$ GMZ080-250930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST MON NOV 24 2008 .TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT SW 10 TO 15 KT NEAR 90W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT FAR N PART LATE. .TUE NIGHT...E OF OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL S OF 27N...AND 1 TO 3 FT N OF 27N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PART. $$ GMZ082-250930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 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...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-250930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST MON NOV 24 2008 .TONIGHT AND TUE...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO N 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE TUE NIGHT AND TO NE TO E 10 KT WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT N OF 27N. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT ...BECOMING E TO SE W OF 87W THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT THU. .FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-250930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST MON NOV 24 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT NW OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO TO 4 TO 6 FT NW OF FRONT LATE. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 29N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N. .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. .WED NIGHT AND 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...EXCEPT INCREASING TO SW 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N LATE FRI INTO SAT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 25N...AND BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 28N. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE