000 FZNT24 KNHC 270257 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST WED NOV 26 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. GMZ089-270930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST WED NOV 26 2008 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES OVER THE NE WATERS TONIGHT WILL SLOWLY SHIFT E THU...ALLOWING FOR A MODERATE RETURN FLOW TO SET UP OVER THE WESTERN WATERS. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE EARLY SAT MORNING OVER THE NW WATERS AND LIE FROM 30N93W TO 27N98W SUNRISE SAT...30N84W TO 21N97W SUNRISE SUN...AND OVER THE EXTREME SE WATERS SUNRISE MON. A SECONDARY COLD FRONT SHOULD REACH THE NORTHERN WATERS SUN EVENING AND LIE FROM 28N83W TO 26N90W TO 29N96W SUNRISE MON AND 26N81W TO 24N90W TO 29N95W MON EVENING. $$ GMZ080-270930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST WED NOV 26 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW LATE THU. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF 93W LATE THU. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 28N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 28N. SCATTERED TSTMS NW PART LATE FRI NIGHT. .SAT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE EXCEPT BECOMING W TO NW N OF 29N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT W OF 94W LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF 94W LATE. $$ GMZ082-270930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST WED NOV 26 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W LATE THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF 93W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 93W. .SAT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LES. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 23N AND 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT THEN SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 23N LATE. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...N OF 23N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 93W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 23N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT E OF 93W AND 15 TO 20 KT W OF 93W. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT E OF 93W AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF 93W. $$ GMZ084-270930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST WED NOV 26 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY TO 20 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY TO 25 KT AHEAD OF FRONT SHIFTING NW 20 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT BECOMING W TO NW 20 KT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT THEN SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ086-270930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST WED NOV 26 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E TO SE N OF 26N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NW PART LATE. .SUN...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT INCREASING AGAIN TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF SECONDARY FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN