000 FZNT24 KNHC 130306 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST THU NOV 12 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 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. GMZ089-130930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST THU NOV 12 2009 .SYNOPSIS...NLY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM W TO E AS HIGH PRES BUILDS INTO THE AREA. SE RETURN FLOW WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN GULF FRI IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST INTO THE NW GULF MON. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN AS REACHES FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE BY TUE...BUT SHOULD BE FOLLOWED BY A SHORT PERIOD OF GALE FORCE WINDS INTO A PORTION OF THE SW GULF TUE. $$ GMZ080-130930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST THU NOV 12 2009 .TONIGHT...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT LATE. W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT ...BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. .FRI THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT FRI NIGHT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-130930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST THU NOV 12 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 22N W OF 95W TUE... .TONIGHT...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELLS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT E OF 94W LATE. .SAT THROUGH MON...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N W OF 95W INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 14 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ084-130930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST THU NOV 12 2009 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL S OF 26N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT ...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT FRI NIGHT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N OF 26N S TO S WINDS 10 TO TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND BECOMING NW AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT... EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-130930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST THU NOV 12 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N 26N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N...AND SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 26N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE