000 FZNT24 KNHC 242101 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST TUE NOV 24 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. GMZ089-250330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST TUE NOV 24 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT ALONG THE TEXAS COAST WILL MOVE TO THE CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST TO TAMPICO MEXICO LATER TONIGHT AND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WED AND THE FLORIDA KEYS TO NE YUCATAN PENINSULA THU AND SE OF THE AREA FRI. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE TEXAS AND THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ GMZ080-250330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST TUE NOV 24 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N AND 7 TO 9 FT S OF 27N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 27N. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-250330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST TUE NOV 24 2009 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE AND INCREASING 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 22N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 22N E OF 94W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-250330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST TUE NOV 24 2009 .TONIGHT AND WED...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-250330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST TUE NOV 24 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 25N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS