000 FZNT24 KNHC 290829 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST SUN NOV 29 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. GMZ089-291530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST SUN NOV 29 2009 .SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW IS INCREASING OVER THE NW GULF IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST AROUND SUNRISE MON AND STALLING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO SE TEXAS MON NIGHT. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP IN THE FAR NW GULF ALONG THE FRONT 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 SE OF ALL GULF WATERS WED NIGHT. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH ON THU. $$ GMZ080-291530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST SUN NOV 29 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NW PART. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT LATE. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .TUE...NW OF FRONT AND LOW PRES N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOMING NW TUE NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. $$ GMZ082-291530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST SUN NOV 29 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. $$ GMZ084-291530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST SUN NOV 29 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 28N TUE AND WED... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING S TO SW TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT N OF FRONT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF FRONT TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT TUE NIGHT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT WED NIGHT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. S OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ086-291530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST SUN NOV 29 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N WED... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE TO S TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO N 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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 20 TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT SHIFTING TO NW 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT LATE. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS N PART. .THU...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. $$ FORECASTER NELSON