000 FZNT24 KNHC 290314 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST SAT NOV 28 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. GMZ089-290930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST SAT NOV 28 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF WILL SHIFT E OF AREA SUN. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE W GULF OVERNIGHT IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST MON AND EXTENDING FROM THE FL PANHANDLE TO S TEXAS LATE MON. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP IN THE FAR NW GULF ALONG THE FRONT BY TUE AND MOVE NE ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TUE NIGHT DRAGGING A STRONG COLD FRONT TO POSITION FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE WED AND THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL AND STRAITS OF FL THU. $$ GMZ080-290930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST SAT NOV 28 2009 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 95W AND 1 TO 3 FT E OF 95W. ISOLATED SHOWERS NW PART TONIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NW PART. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .TUE...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS S OF FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N W OF COLD FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-290930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST SAT NOV 28 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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 AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .TUE...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU...S OF 21N AND W OF 95W FROM 21N TO 23N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ084-290930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST SAT NOV 28 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING S SUN NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT N OF FRONT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. $$ GMZ086-290930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST SAT NOV 28 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E TO SE SUN AND SUN NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN STRAITS OF FL TONIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 28N S TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH FRONT. .TUE...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT TO 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO NW 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT LATE. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N PART. .THU...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER/COBB