000 FZNT24 KNHC 200902 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST FRI NOV 20 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. GMZ089-201530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST FRI NOV 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE SE U.S. WILL MOVE NE THROUGH TONIGHT AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS OVER THE FAR WESTERN PORTION NEAR 28N95W. THE LOW IS FORECAST TO MOVE NE TOWARDS SOUTHERN LOUISIANA SAT AFTERNOON...AND INLAND SOUTHERN ALABAMA SAT NIGHT INTO EARLY SUN MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR MOBILE ALABAMA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT NIGHT AND FROM N FLORIDA TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY SUN MORNING THEN WEAKEN OVER THE FAR SE WATERS LATE SUN INTO MON. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL THEN SETTLE IN OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF BY LATE MON. $$ GMZ080-201530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST FRI NOV 20 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT N OF 27N W OF 93W IN THE AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N E OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .SAT...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 93W. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 94W AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 94W. .SUN...W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 93W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT W OF 95W INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-201530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST FRI NOV 20 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... BECOMING NW TO N AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT. 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. $$ GMZ084-201530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST FRI NOV 20 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SAT EVENING. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW TO W SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. .SUN...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-201530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST FRI NOV 20 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 INCREASING TO 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 LL