000 FZNT24 KNHC 191500 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-192130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST THU NOV 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL BECOME DIFFUSE LATE 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. $$ GMZ080-192130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST THU NOV 19 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .SAT...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...OCCASIONALLY 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 93W .SUN...W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 93W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E AND DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 95W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-192130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST THU NOV 19 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF YUCATAN COAST TONIGHT. 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG 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. $$ GMZ084-192130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST THU NOV 19 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST S OF 23N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING W TO NW AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW TO W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. .SUN...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE MORNING AND TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-192130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST THU NOV 19 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON 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 BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW OF FRONT W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. $$ FORECASTER GR