000 FZNT24 KNHC 302055 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-010330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST SUN NOV 30 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 29N83W TO 18N92W WILL MOVE SE OF AREA TONIGHT. REINFORCING COLD AIR WILL MAINTAIN STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THROUGH MON AND DIMINISHING FROM THE W MON NIGHT INTO TUE. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE NW WATERS TUE NIGHT IN ADVANCE OF NEXT COLD FRONT MOVING OFFSHORE TEXAS WED NIGHT. THIS SECOND FRONT WILL REACH FROM NW FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE SUNRISE FRI AND RACE SE OF AREA SUNSET FRI. $$ GMZ080-010330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST SUN NOV 30 2008 .TONIGHT...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 27N W OF 95W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE MON THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE MON NIGHT. E OF 94W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 93W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-010330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST SUN NOV 30 2008 .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 AND TUE NIGHT...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...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-010330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST SUN NOV 30 2008 ...GALE WARNING N OF 27N... .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. S OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PART EARLY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE NIGHT. .WED...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 27N TO 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-010330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST SUN NOV 30 2008 ...GALE WARNING N OF 26N... .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 13 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 AND TUE NIGHT...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. .FRI...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON