000 FZNT24 KNHC 182056 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-190330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST WED NOV 18 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL BECOME DIFFUSE THU AFTERNOON. HIGH PRES OVER THE NW GULF WILL MOVE NE THROUGH FRI AS LOW PRES MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST FRI AND TRACKS ALONG THE NORTHERN WATERS THROUGH SUN. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE LOW NEAR 26N92W TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY SAT...AND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY EARLY SUN. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA BY LATE SUN. HIGH PRES WILL THEN PREVAIL THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. $$ GMZ080-190330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST WED NOV 18 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF 94N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU NIGHT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N. .SAT...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 93W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 K LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. .MON...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-190330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST WED NOV 18 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 21N E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 21N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...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 FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT FRI NIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .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. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-190330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST WED NOV 18 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 24N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 T O 4 FT. .SAT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 KT...BECOMING W BEHIND FRONT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO W TO NW WINDS 10 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS...DIMINISHING TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-190330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST WED NOV 18 2009 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SE TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N SE TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW OF FRONT W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEVINE/AGUIRRE