000 FZNT24 KNHC 190313 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-190930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST WED NOV 18 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM TAMPA FLORIDA SW TO THE 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. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL THEN SETTLE IN OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF BY LATE MON. $$ GMZ080-190930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST WED NOV 18 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF 94N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU NIGHT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N. .SAT...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 93W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E AND DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL ...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-190930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 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. $$ GMZ084-190930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST WED NOV 18 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 24N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 T O 4 FT. .SAT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. .SUN...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE MORNING...AND TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT THROUGHOUT. $$ GMZ086-190930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST WED NOV 18 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .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 AGUIRRE