000 FZNT24 KNHC 271506 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST FRI NOV 27 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. GMZ089-272130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST FRI NOV 27 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER E TEXAS WILL SHIFT E ACROSS THE NORTHERN COASTAL PLAINS REACHING N FLORIDA LATE SUN. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE W GULF SUN IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST AROUND SUNRISE MON. THE COLD FRONT WILL BRIEFLY STALL FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 25N94W TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY TUE THEN MOVE E AGAIN TUE NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-272130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST FRI NOV 27 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE TONIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART SAT NIGHT. .SUN...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NW PART. .MON...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .TUE...W OF FRONT NW OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. $$ GMZ082-272130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST FRI NOV 27 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT BY SUNSET BECOMING E TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. .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...N OF 22N W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS WITHIN 90 E OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .TUE...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ084-272130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST FRI NOV 27 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 22N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 87W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 87W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SUBSIDING N SWELL. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-272130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST FRI NOV 27 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 25N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST IN STRAITS OF FL. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 28N. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER