000 FZNT24 KNHC 292100 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-300330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST MON NOV 29 2010 .SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE GULF IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING INTO NW WATERS TONIGHT PRECEDED BY SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG A SQUALL LINE. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO E BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE TUE EVENING AND MOVE SE OF AREA WED EVENING. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO GALE FORCE W OF FRONT TUE AND CONTINUE OVER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THROUGH LATE TUE NIGHT. NE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH SAT EXCEPT BECOMING SOUTHERLY OVER FAR NW WATERS FRI AND SAT. $$ GMZ080-300330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST MON NOV 29 2010 ...GALE WARNING W OF FRONT TUE... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO NW BEHIND FRONT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG SQUALL LINE AHEAD OF FRONT TONIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT BY TUE NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SQUALL LINE AHEAD OF FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 7 FT LATE WED NIGHT. .THU AND FRI...W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-300330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST MON NOV 29 2010 ...GALE WARNING W OF FRONT TUE AND TUE NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT FAR NW WATERS LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NW PART LATE. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF FRONT S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT BEHIND FRONT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT...EXCEPT SE TO S OVER WATERS W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL LATE WED NIGHT. .THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-300330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST MON NOV 29 2010 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT BY EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SQUALL LINE AHEAD OF FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT S OF 26N. .THU AND FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT S OF 25N. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N. $$ GMZ086-300330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST MON NOV 29 2010 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT W OF FRONT. SQUALL LINE AHEAD OF FRONT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TOP 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N ON FRI. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON