000 FZNT24 KNHC 181430 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST WED NOV 18 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. GMZ089-182130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST WED NOV 18 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM NORTH FLORIDA TO YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL BECOME DIFFUSE THIS EVENING. HIGH WILL BUILD OVER THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES TODAY AND TONIGHT THEN MOVE SLOWLY NORTHEAST. LOW PRES IS EXPECTED TO FORM IN THE GULF ON FRIDAY AND TRACK ALONG THE N GULF THROUGH SUN LEADING TO FRESH TO STRONG WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ACROSS THE N GULF. $$ GMZ080-182130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST WED NOV 18 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE AND DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE THU. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU NIGHT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI..E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N. .SAT...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 93W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. $$ GMZ082-182130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST WED NOV 18 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS THIS EVENING AND E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 23N INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON AND BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. .SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-182130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST WED NOV 18 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT S OF 26N...AND 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT TONIGHT N OF 26N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT N OF 26N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N LATE. .SAT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 KT...BECOMING W BEHIND FRONT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW WINDS 10 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-182130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST WED NOV 18 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER LL/AL