000 FZNT24 KNHC 292119 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-300330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM 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 THE LOW WILL MOVE NE ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TUE NIGHT DRAGGING A STRONG COLD FRONT TO POSITION FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WED NIGHT AND SE OF ALL GULF WATERS THU. HIGH PRES MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL COASTAL PLAIN FRI. $$ GMZ080-300330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST SUN NOV 29 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NW PART. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT LATE. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .TUE...NW OF FRONT AND LOW PRES N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .TUE NIGHT...NW OF FRONT AND LOW PRES NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .WED...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT THU NIGHT AND FRI. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI. $$ GMZ082-300330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST SUN NOV 29 2009 .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 AND TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S 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 12 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. $$ GMZ084-300330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST SUN NOV 29 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 26N TUE NIGHT AND WED... .TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT N OF FRONT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF WARM FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE. S OF FRONT TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT WED NIGHT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. S OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT AND FRI. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT FRI. $$ GMZ086-300330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST SUN NOV 29 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 26N WED... .TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 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 5 FT. S OF FRONT TO 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS N PART AHEAD OF FRONT. .WED...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING W TO NW 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF FRONT AND BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND FRI...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT AND FRI. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT FRI. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER