000 FZNT24 KNHC 282114 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-290330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM 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 NE MEXICO EARLY SAT EVENING...FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE E OF GULF MON MORNING. CONTINENTAL HIGH PRES WILL BUILD THROUGHOUT THE GULF IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THROUGH MON...THEN WEAKEN TUE OVER THE NE GULF BEFORE SHIFTING NE TO THE SE U.S WED. SLY RETURN FLOW INCREASES OVER THE WESTERN GULF TUE AND WED AS LOW PRES DEEPENS OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. $$ GMZ080-290330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST FRI NOV 28 2008 .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF 94W TONIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT...THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT SAT AND TO 6 TO 8 FT SAT NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF 95W LATE. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS SE PART EARLY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E OF 94W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT... DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE MON EVENING...AND TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT...THEN SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. W OF 94W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W PART LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. .TUE AND WED...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-290330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST FRI NOV 28 2008 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF 93W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AND SHIFTING NW TO N 20 KT BEHIND FRONT SAT NIGHT. 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. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 23N E OF 95W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 23N E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...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. $$ GMZ084-290330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST FRI NOV 28 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT MAINLY SE TO S. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT AFTERNOON...THEN TO 20 TO 25 KT SAT NIGHT SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT....BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT SAT NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH BRIEF GUSTS TO 30 KT...EXCEPT SW 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 23N. SCATTERED TSTMS IN A LINE ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF 25N NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT. S OF 25N NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE...S OF 25N N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT EARLY...AND TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL LATE. N OF 25N N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT NW PART LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E S OF 25N E OF 87W. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 25N...AND TO 2 TO 3 FT N OF 25N. $$ GMZ086-290330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST FRI NOV 28 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 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 AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT. .MON...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING...AND TO 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. .WED...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT NEAR STRAITS OF FL. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST NEAR STRAITS OF FL. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE