000 FZNT24 KNHC 192032 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-200330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST THU NOV 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES WILL MOVE NE THROUGH FRI. DEVELOPING LOW PRES WILL ENTER THE NW PORTION OF THE GULF FRI AFTERNOON AND MOVE EAST NORTHEAST OVER THE NORTH GULF STATES THROUGH EARLY SUN THEN NE OVER THE SE CONUS. THE ATTENDANT COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE LOW NEAR 28N92W TO 21N97W SAT MORNING...AND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY SUN MORNING. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL THEN SETTLE IN OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF BY LATE MON. $$ GMZ080-200330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST THU NOV 19 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS N OF 27N W OF 93W IN THE AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT FRI EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N E OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .SAT...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 93W. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 94W...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 94W. .SUN...W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 93W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-200330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST THU NOV 19 2009 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 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. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 T 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 21N AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 21N. .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. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-200330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST THU NOV 19 2009 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 25N AND 3 TO 5 S OF 25N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SAT EVENING. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING SW TO W SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. .SUN...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 5 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-200330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST THU NOV 19 2009 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S SAT NIGHT. 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 SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR