000 FZNT24 KNHC 250916 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST TUE NOV 25 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. GMZ089-251530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST TUE NOV 25 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR BROWNSVILLE TEXAS WILL REACH FROM S FLORIDA TO NW MEXICO TUESDAY NIGHT...THEN MOVES MOVES E OF AREA WEDNESDAY. HIGH PRES WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF 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. $$ GMZ080-251530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST TUE NOV 25 2008 TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT FAR N PART LATE. .TONIGHT...E OF OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL S OF 27N...AND 1 TO 3 FT N OF 27N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PART. $$ GMZ082-251530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST TUE NOV 25 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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. $$ GMZ084-251530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST TUE NOV 25 2008 .TODAY...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO N 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE TUE NIGHT AND TO NE TO E 10 KT WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT N OF 27N. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT ...BECOMING E TO SE W OF 87W THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT THU. .FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-251530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST TUE NOV 25 2008 .TODAY THROUGH WED...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. 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 FORMOSA