000 FZNT24 KNHC 281448 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-282130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST FRI NOV 28 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 25N E OF 90W WILL MOVE E OF THE GULF THROUGH SAT. A STRONG COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST SAT MORNING AND REACH FROM 30N89W TO 26N97W SAT EVENING...FROM NEAR FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN EVENING...THEN MOVE TO JUST 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. $$ GMZ080-282130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST FRI NOV 28 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF 94W TONIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT...THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT SAT AND TO 6 TO 8 FT SAT NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS SE PART EARLY. .MON...E OF 94W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE MON EVENING...AND TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 13...THEN SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. W OF 94W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W PART LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. .TUE...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ082-282130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST FRI NOV 28 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 93W TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF 93W TONIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AND 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 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ084-282130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST FRI NOV 28 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT MAINLY SE TO S. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT AFTERNOON...THEN TO 20 TO 25 KT SAT NIGHT SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT....BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT SAT NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT SW 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 23N. SCATTERED TSTMS IN A LINE ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. S OF 25N NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE...S OF 25N E OF 88W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT TUE AFTERNOON AND E TO SE W OF 88W LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT S OF 25N AND TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 25N EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT FAR N PART. $$ GMZ086-282130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST FRI NOV 28 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 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 SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS IN A LINE ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING AND 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT N OF 28N LATE. S OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. .TUE...S OF 27N NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SUBSIDING NW SWELL FROM 27N TO 28N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE