000 FZNT24 KNHC 232119 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-240330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST TUE NOV 23 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES NE OF AREA WILL MAINTAIN SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TILL COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NW WATERS AROUND SUNSET 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 AND DISSIPATE SUN AS SOUTHERLY RETURN SETS UP ACROSS ENTIRE GULF. $$ GMZ080-240330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST TUE NOV 23 2010 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS WITH FRONT. .FRI...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF FRONT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-240330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST TUE NOV 23 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 95W FRI... .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 AND THU NIGHT...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 DIMINISHING TO 10 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-240330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST SAT NOV 23 2002 .TONIGHT AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS NW WATERS THU NIGHT. .FRI...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 24N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-240330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST TUE NOV 23 2010 .TONIGHT AND 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. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT FRI. 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 TO NE 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. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON