000 FZNT24 KNHC 262108 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-270330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST FRI NOV 26 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL STALL FROM SW FLORIDA TO NW YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE SAT. REMNANTS OF FRONT DISSIPATE SUN AS SOUTHERLY 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 PASSING SE OF AREA EARLY WED MORNING. $$ GMZ080-270330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST FRI NOV 26 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF FRONT MON NIGHT AND TUE... .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 T0 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW 25 TO 35 KT LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 8 TO 15 FT W OF FRONT LATE TUE. SCATTERED TSTMS WITH FRONT. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT WED AFTERNOON AND SE 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. $$ GMZ082-270330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST FRI NOV 26 2010 ...GALE WARNING EARLY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT AND SAT...W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE TONIGHT AND SAT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 93W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N OF 23N SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 23N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT EARLY TUE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 10 TO 15 W OF FRONT LATE TUE. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. $$ GMZ084-270330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST FRI NOV 26 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 24N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE WED NIGHT. $$ GMZ086-270330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST FRI NOV 26 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT AND MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT TUE NIGHT AND WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON/SCHAUER