000 FZNT24 KNHC 290258 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-290930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST FRI NOV 28 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 25N SHOULD GRADUALLY SHIFT E SAT. A STRONG COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY SAT MORNING AND REACH FROM 30N89W TO 26N97W SAT EVENING...FROM 27N82W TO 21N89W SUN EVENING...THEN MOVE SE OF GULF MON MORNING. A SECONDARY COLD FRONT WILL DIVE INTO THE GULF SUN EVENING EXTENDING FROM 30N86W TO 26N93W TO 28N97W AND THEN MERGE WITH THE FRONT MOVING SE OF THE AREA LATER MON. HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY MOVE FROM WESTERN TO EASTERN GULF BETWEEN MON AND TUE MORNING AS LOW PRES FORMS OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. A STRONG RETURN FLOW SHOULD DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN WATERS TUE AFTERNOON INTO WED AHEAD OF THE NEXT FRONT FORECAST TO REACH THE TEXAS COAST LATE WED NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-290930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST FRI NOV 28 2008 .TONIGHT...W OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 28N. E OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT SAT AND TO 5 TO 8 FT SAT NIGHT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE EXCEPT S OF 27N W OF 95W. SE OF FRONT EARLY SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...E OF 94W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT EARLY THEN SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE. W OF 94W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON EVENING THE BECOME SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .TUE...E OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT TUE AFTERNOON THEN S 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. W OF 93W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED AFTERNOON THEN 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. $$ GMZ082-290930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST FRI NOV 28 2008 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST W OF 93W EARLY. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF 92W AND S OF 20N AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AREA WIDE. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN EVENING EXCEPT S TO SW WITHIN 150 NM OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART NEAR FRONT LATE. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT E OF 94W...AND 15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF 95W LATE. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF 22N E OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 22N E OF 95W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT MON AFTERNOON THEN 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT THEN SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT MON EVENING THEN E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TUE AFTERNOON THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE AFTERNOON THEN 20 TO 25 KT N OF 20N TUE EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-290930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST FRI NOV 28 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT SAT EVENING SHIFTING NW 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. FROM 24N TO 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT NW OF SECONDARY FRONT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT N OF 25N AND BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT S OF 25N. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS IN A LINE ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF 25N NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT E OF 87W AND 15 TO 20 KT W OF 87W LATE. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT W OF 88W LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. .TUE...S OF 25N N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT EARLY BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE TUE AFTERNOON THEN E TO SE LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT TUE AFTERNOON THEN 4 TO 7 FT LATE. N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE IN THE AFTERNOON THEN E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT E OF 88W AND 15 TO 20 KT W OF 88W LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF 28N E OF 89W EARLY AND 4 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT AREA WIDE. .WED...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-290930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST FRI NOV 28 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT EVENING. SEAS BUILDING 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS FAR NW PART LATE. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT THEN SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT N OF 26N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT...POSSIBLY IN A LINE. .MON...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. SE OF FRONT EARLY SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT EARLY. .TUE...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT OR LESS TUE EVENING THEN E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BY TUE EVENING AND THEN4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT BY TUE EVENING AND NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .WED...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN