000 FZNT24 KNHC 260914 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST FRI NOV 26 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. GMZ089-261530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST FRI NOV 26 2010 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE TODAY STALL FROM SW FLORIDA TO NW YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE SAT. REMNANTS OF FRONT DISSIPATE SUN AS SLY RETURN FLOW SETS UP ACROSS ENTIRE GULF SUN NIGHT AND MON IN ADVANCE OF SECOND STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING INTO NW WATERS MON NIGHT AND LYING FROM NW FLORIDA TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-261530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST FRI NOV 26 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF FRONT TUE... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISH TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT SHIFT SE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT LATE. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT SW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT TO 35 KT S OF 27N W OF 95W. SEAS BUILD TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-261530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST FRI NOV 26 2010 ...GALE WARNING S OF 25N W OF 95W... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF FRONT TUE... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT TO 35 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT BUILD TO 12 FT TONIGHT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 KT BECOME N 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 23N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT N OF 23N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...N OF 23N W OF 95W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME NE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ084-261530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST FRI NOV 26 2002 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 24N SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 24N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-261530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST FRI NOV 26 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME N 20 KT BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME S 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME SE 10 TO 15 KT S OF 25N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES