000 FZNT24 KNHC 260306 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-260930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST TUE NOV 25 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 25N81W TO 25N98W SHOULD REACH FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THROUGH 25N90W AND THEN BECOME A WARM FRONT TO 28N96W BY WED EVENING. THE FRONT SHOULD WEAKEN AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE GOING INTO THU...AS A WEAK RIDGE LYING FROM THE NE TO THE SW GULF BEGINS TO SHIFT S FRI. ANOTHER FRONT SHOULD ARRIVE OVER THE NW WATERS EARLY SAT...FROM 30N87W TO 25N98W SAT MORNING AND FROM 31N86W TO 24N98W SAT EVENING...FROM 30N84W TO 22N98W SUN MORNING...AND FROM 26N81W TO 21N97W SUN EVENING. $$ GMZ080-260930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST TUE NOV 25 2008 .TONIGHT...E OF OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 93W E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL S OF 27N...AND 1 TO 3 FT N OF 28N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 28N AND 1 TO 3 FT N OF 28N BECOMING 2 TO 4 FT DURING THE DAY ...LOWEST NE PART. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT THEN SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. $$ GMZ082-260930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST TUE NOV 25 2008 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS N OF 23N W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 23N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 23N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 22N W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT N OF 22N W OF 95W LATE. .FRI...E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS FAR NW LATE. .SUN...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ084-260930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST TUE NOV 25 2008 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT N OF 28N LATE. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE EXCEPT S TO SW NEAR SHORE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS W OF 88W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW 20 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-260930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST TUE NOV 25 2008 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS EXCEPT BECOMING VARIABLE N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 2 FT OR LESS N OF 28N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NW PART LATE. .SUN...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN