000 FZNT24 KNHC 010308 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-010930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST SUN NOV 30 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 29N83W TO 21N87W WILL MOVE SE OF AREA MON MORNING. REINFORCING COLD FRONT FROM 30N87W TO 28N93W WILL QUICKLY SWEEP ACROSS N WATERS WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF GALE FORCE WINDS BEHIND IT TONIGHT AND MON. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE W WATERS TUE NIGHT IN ADVANCE OF NEXT COLD FRONT MOVING OFFSHORE TEXAS WED NIGHT. THIS FRONT WILL REACH THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 23N97W THU AND THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 24N97W FRI. $$ GMZ080-010930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST SUN NOV 30 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 95W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 27N W OF 95W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE MON THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE MON NIGHT. ELSEWHERE NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 94W S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON AND TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND FRI...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-010930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST SUN NOV 30 2008 .TONIGHT...E OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 24N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE SE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N OF 22N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-010930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST SUN NOV 30 2008 ...GALE WARNING N OF 27N... .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 25N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PART. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25K KT EARLY BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS N OF 28N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N. .TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. .WED...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT THROUGHOUT. .THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT S OF 25N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL. $$ GMZ086-010930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST SUN NOV 30 2008 ...GALE WARNING N OF 27N... .TONIGHT...E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. S OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT OR LESS TUE NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT OVER N PART LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER CANGIALOSI