Gulf of Mexico Offshore Waters Forecast

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FZNT24 KNHC 190859
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST WED NOV 19 2008

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.

GMZ089-191530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST WED NOV 19 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM THE SOUTHERN STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO 
NEAR HOUSTON TEXAS WILL PUSH THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE 
EASTERN GULF WATERS THIS MORNING. THE FRONT WILL MAKE LITTLE 
FURTHER PROGRESS OVER THE WESTERN GULF TODAY...EVENTUALLY BEFORE 
BECOMING STATIONARY AND INDISTINCT  BY TONIGHT. ANOTHER COLD 
FRONT ENTERS THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS EARLY FRI AND EXTENDS FROM 
FT MYERS FLORIDA TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS FRI MORNING AND THEN 
BECOME STATIONARY FROM THE SOUTHERN STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO 
BROWNSVILLE BY SAT MORNING. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING BEHIND THE 
FRONT SHOULD FAVOR A MODERATE TO STRONG NE TO E FLOW ACROSS GULF 
WATERS THIS WEEKEND.

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GMZ080-191530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST WED NOV 19 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
E TO SE 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 
FT...HIGHEST S PART. W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS 
BECOMING E TO SE THIS AFTERNOON EXCEPT S TO SW NEAR TEXAS COAST 
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 KT 
N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT THEN 
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT 
IN NE SWELL.
.SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING E TO SE SUN. 
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE SUN.


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GMZ082-191530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST WED NOV 19 2008

.TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 
TO E. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT 
NEAR SHORE.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT N OF 24N AND E OF 94W FRI EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 24N.
.SAT...N OF 24N AND E OF 94W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT 
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SUN...E OF 95W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 5 TO 
8 FT. W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 
20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.


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GMZ084-191530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST WED NOV 19 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 
TO E 10 KT OR LESS LATE EXCEPT SW TO W WINDS N OF 29N. SEAS 5 TO 
8 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 
9 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS 
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N 
OF 29N LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 29N LATE. 
S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL 
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT 
INCREASING TO 20 KT FRI EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT 
YUCATAN CHANNEL BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE.
.SAT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 
25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 
TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE N OF 27N LATE. 
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.


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GMZ086-191530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST WED NOV 19 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 
FT LATE. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 
20 KT THIS AFTERNOON AND 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING 
TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS 
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU EVENING EXCEPT INCREASING TO 20 KT 
N OF 29N LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S 
OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT 
EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 24N SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 
FT S OF 24N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 
8 FT. 
.SUN...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT.


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FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN