000 FZNT24 KNHC 291501 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST SAT NOV 29 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. GMZ089-292130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST SAT NOV 29 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT FROM 30N93W TO 27N98W WILL REACH FROM 30N87W TO 21N97W TONIGHT...FROM S FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SUN NIGHT AND SE OF THE AREA MON MORNING. WINDS JUST BELOW GALE FORCE ARE FORECAST ON BOTH SIDES OF THE FRONT. HIGH PRES WILL QUICKLY SHIFT FROM W-E ACROSS THE GULF MON AND TUE AS THE NEXT FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST WED. $$ GMZ080-292130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST SAT NOV 29 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT N OF 27N SUN EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE EXCEPT S OF 27N W OF 95W. SCATTERED TSTMS SE PART EARLY. .MON...E OF 94W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE. W OF 94W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT TUE AFTERNOON THEN S 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF 93W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AND SHIFTING N TO NE W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ082-292130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST SAT NOV 29 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT S OF 21N. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT LATE. .SUN...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 22N E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 22N E OF 94W N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY 15 TO 20 KT... BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE TUE AFTERNOON THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 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. $$ GMZ084-292130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST SAT NOV 29 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT AND SHIFTING NW W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL TONIGHT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT N OF 25N AND BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT S OF 25N. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT E OF 87W AND 15 TO 20 KT W OF 87W LATE. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT W OF 88W LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. .TUE...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-292130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST SAT NOV 29 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 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. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT. .MON...W TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART EARLY. .TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT EARLY SUBSIDING 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER FORMOSA/CANGIALOSI