000 FZNT24 KNHC 251500 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-252130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST TUE NOV 25 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM N FLORIDA TO NW MEXICO. THE E PART OF THE FRONT WILL DRIFT SE WHILE THE W PORTION LIFTS BACK AS A WARM FRONT AND WEAKENS. THE BOUNDARY WILL LIE FROM S FLORIDA TO BROWNSVILLE TONIGHT...AND BEGIN TO DISSIPATE FROM W CUBA TO CORPUS CHRISTI WED AND WED NIGHT. HIGH PRES CURRENTLY OVER MEXICO WILL SHIFT SE BEHIND THE FRONT AND WEAKEN AS ANOTHER FRONT MOVES OFF THE NW GULF COAST FRI AND SLOWS OR STALLS FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 27N97W SAT. $$ GMZ080-252130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST TUE NOV 25 2008 THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE N OF 27N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT FAR N PART LATE. .TONIGHT...E OF OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL S OF 27N...AND 1 TO 3 FT N OF 27N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ GMZ082-252130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST TUE NOV 25 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 23N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-252130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST TUE NOV 25 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT TO 25N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-252130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST TUE NOV 25 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N LATE FRI AND 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/CANGIALOSI