000 FZNT24 KNHC 301522 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-302130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST SUN NOV 30 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 30N83W TO 18N93W WILL MOVE SE OF AREA TONIGHT. REINFORCING COLD AIR WILL MAINTAIN STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THROUGH MON. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE NW WATERS TUE IN ADVANCE OF NEXT COLD FRONT MOVING OFFSHORE TEXAS WED NIGHT...REACHING FROM NW FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE AROUND SUNRISE FRI. $$ GMZ080-302130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST SUN NOV 30 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT W OF 95W AND 7 TO 10 FT E OF 95W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF 94W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT MON EVENING THEN 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT THEN VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE MON NIGHT. .TUE...W OF 93W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-302130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST SUN NOV 30 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE...N OF 21N W OF 94W SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ084-302130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST SUN NOV 30 2008 ...GALE WARNING N OF 26N... .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NW OF FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. S OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PART EARLY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 25N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE NIGHT. .WED...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-302130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST SUN NOV 30 2008 ...GALE WARNING N OF 26N... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 25N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT N OF 28N TUE NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT OVER NW PART LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON