000 FZNT24 KNHC 231456 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST TUE NOV 23 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. GMZ089-232130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST TUE NOV 23 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES NE OF AREA WILL MAINTAIN SE RETURN FLOW TILL COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NW WATERS LATE THU. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NW FLORIDA TO NW BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI...THEN STALL AND WEAKEN FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA FRI NIGHT AND SAT. BROAD LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONTAL REMNANTS IN BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-232130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST TUE NOV 23 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS WITH FRONT. .FRI...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF FRONT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. $$ GMZ082-232130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST TUE NOV 23 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 95W FRI... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 21N E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NW WATERS THU NIGHT. .FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...S OF 24N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. $$ GMZ084-232130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST SAT NOV 23 2002 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 26N W OF 89W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS NW WATERS THU NIGHT. .FRI...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 24N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-232130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST TUE NOV 23 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF 25N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS CENTRAL WATERS. $$ FORECASTER NELSON