000 FZNT24 KNHC 300855 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST SUN NOV 30 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. GMZ089-301530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST SUN NOV 30 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT FROM 31N86W TO 23N98W WILL REACH FROM 30N84W TO 19N96W SUNRISE TODAY AND FROM S FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL THIS EVENING ALONG 26N82W 21N87W BEFORE MOVING SE OF THE AREA MON MORNING. A SECONDARY COLD FRONT SHOULD FOLLOW THE MAIN FRONT AND LIE FROM 30N88W THROUGH 27N92W TO 27N97W THIS AFTERNOON...FROM 29N83W THROUGH 24N90W TO 27N98W MONDAY MORNING... FROM 26N82W THROUGH 23N90W TO 29N97W MON EVENING...AND THEN MOVE SE OF AREA AND MERGE WITH MAIN FRONT TUE MORNING. HIGH PRES WILL QUICKLY SHIFT FROM W TO E ACROSS THE GULF MON AND TUE...AS THE NEXT FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY THU AND STRETCHES FROM 30N88W TO 26N97W THU EVENING. $$ GMZ080-301530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST SUN NOV 30 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND SECONDARY FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT S OF 27N W OF 95W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF 94W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT MON EVENING THEN 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL THEN SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE. W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON EVENING THEN VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT MON EVENING THEN 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .TUE...E OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT BY TUE AFTERNOON THEN S 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF 93W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 10 FT. .WED...W OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. .THU...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-301530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST SUN NOV 30 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT SUN EVENING THEN 15 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. NW OF FRONT W OF 94W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT SUN EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW OF SECONDARY FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE TUE AFTERNOON THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 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 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ084-301530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST SUN NOV 30 2008 ...GALE WARNING N OF 26N... .TODAY...NW OF SECONDARY FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. BETWEEN MAIN AND SECONDARY FRONTS NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT S OF 25N W OF 87W LATE. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...HIGHEST N OF 26N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT S OF 25N. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF SECONDARY FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT MON MORNING THEN 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL MON EVENING THEN SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 14 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE NW OF SECONDARY FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. .TUE...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THEN SHIFTING NW 20 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-301530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST SUN NOV 30 2008 ...GALE WARNING N OF 27N... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. NW OF SECONDARY FRONT W TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS REBUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT N OF 27N SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF 27N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 27N BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT...POSSIBLY IN A LINE. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW OF SECONDARY FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 8 TO 12 BUILDING TO 9 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL MON EVENING THEN 9 TO 15 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT EARLY SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT OR LESS TUE AFTERNOON THEN E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 26N NW WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO N 10 TO 15 KT TUE AFTERNOON THEN NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .WED...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER FORMOSA