000 FZNT24 KNHC 221438 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST MON NOV 22 2010 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. GMZ089-222130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST MON NOV 22 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES NE OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN SE WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE GULF TONIGHT THROUGH WED. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO FAR NW GULF LATE THU NIGHT THEN REACH FROM CEDAR KEY FLORIDA TO 25N93W TO 19N95W BY FRI NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD S ACROSS THE GULF IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS SURGING OVER THE WESTERN GULF. $$ GMZ080-222130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST MON NOV 22 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT AHEAD OF FRONT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 93W...AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF 93W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW PART ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .FRI...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ082-222130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST MON NOV 22 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 95W FRI... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 24N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... EXCEPT NE 15 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N OF 24N W OF 95W 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 24N W OF 95W 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...W OF FRONT W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. W OF FRONT E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ084-222130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST FRI NOV 22 2002 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N. .THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING N TO NE LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING NW TO N AHEAD OF FRONT LATE AND BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-222130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST MON NOV 22 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT ...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF CUBA SE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT... EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF CUBA 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT FROM 25N TO 27N...AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT SHIFTING TO SW WITHIN 120 NM AHEAD OF FRONT AND BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 29 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN/AGUIRRE