000 FZNT24 KNHC 262126 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST THU NOV 26 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. GMZ089-270330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST THU NOV 26 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 26N80W TO 21N86W WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA TONIGHT. HIGH PRES OVER TEXAS WILL MOVE EAST REACHING NORTH FLORIDA LATE SAT WITH RIDGE OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO SUN. RIDGE WILL WEAKEN MON AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST. COLD FRONT WILL LIE FROM MOBILE BAY TO 21N98W LATE MON NIGHT AND FROM 30N83W TO 26N92W TO 18N94W TUE NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-270330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST THU NOV 26 2009 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO NE WINDS 15 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI NIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NW OF FRONT W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-270330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST THU NOV 26 2009 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 21N BETWEEN 93W AND 96W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI NIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS WITHIN 90 N OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-270330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST THU NOV 26 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 28N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 28N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...S OF 27N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING TO N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-270330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST THU NOV 26 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI NIGHT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT TO 25N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER