000 FZNT24 KNHC 252117 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-260330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST TUE NOV 25 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO 24N97W. THE E PART OF THE FRONT WILL DRIFT SE WHILE THE W PORTION LIFTS BACK N 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. THE FRONT THEN BECOMES REINFORCED AND MOVES TO 30N86W TO 21N97W SUN. $$ GMZ080-260330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST TUE NOV 25 2008 .TONIGHT...E OF OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL S OF 27N...AND 1 TO 3 FT N OF 27N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-260330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST TUE NOV 25 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF FRONT 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. .SUN...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ084-260330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST TUE NOV 25 2008 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT TO 25N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-260330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST TUE NOV 25 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. 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. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. .SAT AND SUN...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER CANGIALOSI