000 FZNT24 KNHC 280918 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST SUN NOV 28 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. GMZ089-281530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST SUN NOV 28 2010 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT HAS STALLED FROM NEAR NAPLES TO 23N90W TO 18N93W WILL WEAKEN TODAY AND DISSIPATE BY TONIGHT AS IT BEGINS TO LIFT N IN RESPONSE TO SOUTHERLY RETURN SETTING UP ACROSS THE W AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THIS STRONG COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW WATERS AROUND MIDNIGHT MON NIGHT THEN REACH FROM NEAR NEW ORLEANS TO 23N98W TUE MORNING...THEN FROM NEAR NAPLES TO SE BAY OF CAMPECHE WED MORNING. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO GALE FORCE W OF THE FRONT LATE MON NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO TUE NIGHT OVER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE. WINDS WILL DIMINISH ACROSS AREA THU AND BECOME SOUTHERLY OVER FAR W WATERS. $$ GMZ080-281530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST SUN NOV 28 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF FRONT MON NIGHT AND TUE... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 T0 15 KT BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT AND LOCALLY 25 KT W OF 96W TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT AND DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT BY TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT BEHIND FRONT. NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT W OF 93W. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING 3 TO 6 FT LATE WED NIGHT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS E OF 93W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-281530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST SUN NOV 28 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF FRONT EARLY TUE THROUGH TUE NIGHT... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT N OF 23N TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT S OF 20N BECOMING SW WINDS 10 KT AHEAD OF FRONT AND NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT EXCEPT TO 40 KT S OF 22N DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT ENTIRE AREA LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT BUILDING 8 TO 15 FT BEHIND FRONT...HIGHEST SW PART. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS N OF 20N W OF 95W. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT SUBSIDING 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL LATE WED NIGHT. .THU...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-281530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST SUN NOV 28 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT N OF 25N AND 5 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL S OF 25N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE WED. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT S OF 27N. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N. $$ GMZ086-281530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST SUN NOV 28 2010 .TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE TUE AND WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT W OF FRONT. ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING