000 FZNT24 KNHC 190912 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST THU NOV 19 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. GMZ089-191530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST THU NOV 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA SW TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL BECOME DIFFUSE THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PRES OVER THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES WILL MOVE NE THROUGH FRI. LOW PRES WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST FRI AND MOVE EAST NORTHEAST REACHING THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE SUN. ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE LOW NEAR 28N92W 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. $$ GMZ080-191530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST THU NOV 19 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N. .SAT...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 93W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E AND DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-191530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST THU NOV 19 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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. .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. $$ GMZ084-191530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST THU NOV 19 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 T O 4 FT. .SAT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. .SUN...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE MORNING AND TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-191530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST THU NOV 19 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 LL