000 FZNT24 KNHC 220306 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM 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. GMZ089-220930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST SAT NOV 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS...LOW NEAR 29N91W 1007 MB WITH COLD FRONT SE TO 25N90W AND SW TO 19N94W WILL MOVE NE ACROSS SOUTHERN LOUISIANA REACHING TO NEAR MOBILE ALABAMA BY SUN AFTERNOON WHILE WEAKENING. THE COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 25N89W TO 24N90W ...THEN STATIONARY TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY EARLY SUN MORNING AND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR THE NW YUCATAN PENINSULA SUN AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL BECOME DIFFUSE OVER THE FAR SE WATERS SUN NIGHT INTO MON. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL MOVE OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF BY LATE MON. NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST TUE...REACH FROM N FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE WED...AND FROM FLORIDA STRAITS TO YUCATAN CHANNEL THU. $$ GMZ080-220930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST SAT NOV 21 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 93W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT W OF 96W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT W OF 96W LATE. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING N TO NE SUN NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT INCREASING TO N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT S OF 27N...AND TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 27N. .THU...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-220930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST SAT NOV 21 2009 .TONIGHT...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 AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF FRONT LATE. .WED...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 93W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ084-220930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST SAT NOV 21 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT FAR W PORTION SHIFTING TO W TO NW AND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT FAR W PORTION 4 TO 7 FT. FROM 23N TO 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 23N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-220930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST SAT NOV 21 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 28N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 28N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT SHIFTING TO W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND THU...S OF 27N NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE