000 FZNT24 KNHC 281517 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-282130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST SUN NOV 28 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A BROAD FRONTAL TROUGH FROM SW FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT AS SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETS UP ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW WATERS AROUND SUNSET MON REACHING FROM NW FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE TUE MOVING SE OF AREA LATE WED. N WINDS WILL INCREASE TO GALE FORCE W OF THE FRONT TUE AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUE NIGHT OVER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE. WINDS WILL DIMINISH ACROSS AREA THU AND BECOME SOUTHERLY OVER FAR W WATERS. $$ GMZ080-282130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST SUN NOV 28 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF FRONT TUE... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT EARLY TUE... DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT BY TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 7 FT LATE WED NIGHT. .THU...W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-282130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST SUN NOV 28 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF FRONT TUE AND TUE NIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT W OF FRONT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT BUILDING 9 TO 16 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT EXCEPT SE TO S OVER WATERS N OF 20N W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING 6 TO 9 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. $$ GMZ084-282130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST SUN NOV 28 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SWELL. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT S OF 27N. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N. $$ GMZ086-282130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST SUN NOV 28 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. 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 TUE NIGHT AND WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT W OF FRONT. ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON