000 FZNT24 KNHC 161501 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-162130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST MON NOV 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES OVER THE NE GULF WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE E AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST THIS AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM NEAR MOBILE AL TO 18N94W TONIGHT THEN STALL AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE WED. A BRIEF PERIOD OF GALE FORCE WINDS IS POSSIBLE BEHIND THE FRONT OVER THE FAR SW GULF TUE. $$ GMZ080-162130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST MON NOV 16 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 27N AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N AND 2 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. . WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE TO S 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-162130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST MON NOV 16 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 21N W OF 95W TUE... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THIS EVENING AND NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-162130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST MON NOV 16 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT W OF FRONT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 26N E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. .THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-162130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST MON NOV 16 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON 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...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT 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. .THU AND FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER SS/DGS