000 FZNT24 KNHC 280931 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST FRI NOV 28 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. GMZ089-281530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST FRI NOV 28 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES IS CENTERED OVER CENTRAL FLORIDA NEAR 28N82W WITH RIDGE AXIS EXTENDING SW TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. THE HIGH WILL BE E OF AREA BY TONIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST SAT MORNING AND REACH FROM 30N89W TO 26N97W SAT EVENING...FROM 27N80W TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN EVENING...AND THEN LIE SE OF THE AREA EARLY MON. A SECONDARY COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 29N83W TO 27N90W TO HOUSTON TEXAS EARLY MON MORNING SHOULD LIE FROM NAPLES FLORIDA TO 25N90W TO HOUSTON TEXAS MON EVENING BEFORE SHIFTING SE TUE. HIGH PRES OVER THE WESTERN GULF MON SHOULD MOVE QUICKLY E TUE...AS LOW PRES DEEPENS OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. $$ GMZ080-281530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST FRI NOV 28 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 93W FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF 95W LATE FRI. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT AND THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS SE PART EARLY. .MON...W OF 94W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT MON EVENING AND NE TO E 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. E OF 94W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT MON EVENING THEN BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT THEN SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE. .TUE...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS BECOMING SE TO S AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ082-281530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST FRI NOV 28 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 93W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF 93W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW TO N 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS APPROACHING NW PART NEAR FRONT LATE. .SUN...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR GALE FORCE W OF 95W DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT E OF 94W AND 10 TO 15 KT W OF 94W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N OF 23N E OF 94W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. S OF 23N E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. .TUE...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT EARLY THEN BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT TUE EVENING. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ084-281530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST FRI NOV 28 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 25N SUNDAY... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI EVENING. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT FRI EVENING. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE TO S. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT AFTERNOON THEN 20 TO 25 KT LATE EXCEPT SHIFTING NW TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. SE OF FRONT N OF 25N SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SE OF FRONT S OF 25N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. S OF 25N NW WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT. .TUE...S OF 25N E OF 88W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT TUE AFTERNOON THEN E TO SE W OF 88W LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT NEAR SHORE SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 25N LATE. $$ GMZ086-281530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST FRI NOV 28 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 25N SUNDAY... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. FROM 25N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN...NW OF FRONT AND N OF 25N NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. SE OF FRONT AND S OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. .TUE...N OF 26N NW WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 26N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. $$ FORECASTER FORMOSA