000 FZNT24 KNHC 290849 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST MON NOV 29 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. GMZ089-291530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST MON NOV 29 2010 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL EXPAND E TO NEAR 86W THIS AFTERNOON AS A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES E AND SE TEXAS. THIS FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW WATERS AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...AND REACH FROM NEAR MOBILE BAY TO VERACRUZ TUE AFTERNOON...THEN REACH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL AND INTO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY WED AFTERNOON. STRONG N WINDS WILL INCREASE TO GALE FORCE N OF THE FRONT TUE MORNING AND SHIFT S-SE WITH THE FRONT AND INTO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THROUGH LATE TUE NIGHT. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH ACROSS THE AREA WED AND BECOME SOUTHERLY OVER FAR NW WATERS THU. $$ GMZ080-291530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST MON NOV 29 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED NW OF FRONT TUE... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT EARLY...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 23N W OF 95W...BECOMING S AREA WIDE THIS AFTERNOON... BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT E OF 94W...AND 6 TO 8 FT W OF 94W SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NW PORTIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF THE FRONT LATE TONIGHT. .TUE THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. WINDS SHIFTING NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT W OF 94W BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT BY TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT EXCEPT 10 TO 12 FT IN AREA OF GALE FORCE WINDS. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 7 FT LATE WED NIGHT. .THU AND FRI...W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-291530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST MON NOV 29 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF FRONT TUE AND TUE NIGHT... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT... BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT W OF 96W LATE TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY BECOMING S TO SW 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. WINDS SHIFTING NW TO N 30 TO 40 KT BEHIND FRONT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SE OF FRONT...OTHERWISE SEAS QUICKLY BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT EARLY...THEN 9 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL LATE. 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. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-291530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST MON NOV 29 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT BY EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 12 FT BEHIND FRONT TUE NIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT S OF 27N. .THU AND FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N. $$ GMZ086-291530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST MON NOV 29 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA MON NIGHT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 10 KT S OF 27N TUE NIGHT AND WED THEN BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT W OF FRONT. ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU AND FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING