000 FZNT24 KNHC 210315 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM 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. GMZ089-210930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST FRI NOV 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS...LOW NEAR 27N96W 1009 MB WITH COLD FRONT SW TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO WILL TRACK NE TOWARDS SE LOUISIANA SAT MORNING ...THEN INLAND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND ALABAMA SAT NIGHT INTO EARLY SUN MORNING. THE COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM NEAR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE SAT NIGHT...FROM APALACHICOLA FLORIDA TO NW YUCATAN PENINSULA BY SUN MORNING...THEN WEAKEN OVER THE FAR SE PORTION LATE SUN NIGHT INTO MON. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL THEN SETTLE IN OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF BY LATE MON. NEXT COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST TUE...AND EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO WED. $$ GMZ080-210930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST FRI NOV 20 2009 .TONIGHT...WITHIN 90 NM N OF LOW WINDS NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. W OF COLD FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY E OF 92W...AND SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 93W. .SAT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT NIGHT...E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 94W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING N TO NE SUN NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 95W INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N PART IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT S PORTION BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ082-210930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST FRI NOV 20 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 22N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 22N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO9 4 FT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 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 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 21N ...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 21N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND LATE. .WED...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-210930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST FRI NOV 20 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 88W INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT W OF 88W BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON THEN SHIFTING TO SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT EARLY SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT SAT NIGHT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... BECOMING NW TO N SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N LATE. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-210930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST FRI NOV 20 2009 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO W TO NW AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS...DIMINISHING TO 5 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 4 FT. .WED...S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE