000 FZNT24 KNHC 160907 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST MON NOV 16 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. GMZ089-161530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST MON NOV 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT NE AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST MIDDAY TODAY. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR PENSACOLA TO THE SW GULF ALONG 94W TUE EVENING...THEN STALL AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE BY LATE WED. A BRIEF PERIOD OF GALE FORCE WINDS IS POSSIBLE BEHIND THE FRONT OVER THE FAR SW GULF TUE. $$ GMZ080-161530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST MON NOV 16 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY BECOMING S TO SW BY LATE MORNING. BEHIND FRONT WINDS NW 20 TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 27N AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT S OF 27N AND 2 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. . WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST SE PART. .THU...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE TO S 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-161530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST MON NOV 16 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 21N W OF 95W TUE... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THIS MORNING BECOMING NE TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT THIS EVENING. BEHIND FRONT WINDS NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W. SEAS BUILDING T0 8 TO 12 FT. SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 11 FT S OF 21N W OF 95W. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-161530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST MON NOV 16 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. .THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-161530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST MON NOV 16 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT BEHIND FRONT TUE NIGHT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL. .THU AND FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING