000 FZNT24 KNHC 211500 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST SAT NOV 21 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. GMZ089-212130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST SAT NOV 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS...LOW NEAR 28N94W 1009 MB WITH COLD FRONT TO 21N97W. LOW WILL MOVE NE TOWARDS SE LOUISIANA THIS MORNING THEN WEAKEN AND MOVE INLAND WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE SUN. THE COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE W FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE TONIGHT AND FROM APALACHICOLA FLORIDA TO NW YUCATAN PENINSULA BY SUN THEN CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AND MOVE SLOWLY E AND BECOME DIFFUSE OVER THE SE GULF LATE MON. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL MOVE OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF BY LATE MON. NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST TUE AND EXTEND FROM N FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE WED. $$ GMZ080-212130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST SAT NOV 21 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 94W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING N TO NE SUN NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT W OF 95W INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEA 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ082-212130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST SAT NOV 21 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...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 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT W OF FRONT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND LATE. .WED...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-212130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST SAT NOV 21 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON THEN SHIFTING TO SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT EARLY TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N LATE. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-212130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST SAT NOV 21 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 LL/DGS