000 FZNT24 KNHC 301514 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST MON NOV 30 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. GMZ089-302130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST MON NOV 30 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT OVER NW WATERS WILL STALL FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO LOW PRES DEVELOPING NW GULF ALONG THE FRONT TONIGHT WITH THE COLD FRONT CONTINUING TO PUSH S ALONG THE NW MEXICAN COAST. THE LOW WILL SHIFT NE ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TUE NIGHT...DRAGGING THE COLD FRONT E REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE WED AND SE OF THE GULF THU. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD BEHIND THE FRONT LATE IN THE WEEK. $$ GMZ080-302130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST MON NOV 30 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUE N OF 27N E OF 92W... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT LATE. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF LOW PRES AND COLD FRONT E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT TUE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT LATE. W OF COLD FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT LATE TUE AND TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI NIGHT. $$ GMZ082-302130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST MON NOV 30 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND COLD FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED...W OF FRONT NW TO WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. $$ GMZ084-302130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST MON NOV 30 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N TUE NIGHT AND WED... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT N OF FRONT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT LATE. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N PART. .WED...N OF 27N S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE THU NIGHT AND FRI DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 25N FRI NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT FRI NIGHT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N. $$ GMZ086-302130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST MON NOV 30 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N WED... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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 SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART. .TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS N PART. .WED...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING W TO NW WINDS W OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND FRI...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N WINDS THU NIGHT AND FRI AND NE 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 25N LATE. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER