000 FZNT24 KNHC 060920 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT SAT NOV 06 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. GMZ089-061530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT SAT NOV 06 2010 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW REMAINS OVER MUCH OF THE GULF BEHIND A COLD FRONT WHICH MOVED SE OF THE AREA. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE DAY AS HIGH PRES BUILDS TO THE N. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED OVER THE W GULF MON THROUGH WED AS HIGH PRES SHIFTS NE OF THE AREA. $$ GMZ080-061530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT SAT NOV 06 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE W OF 94W SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-061530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT SAT NOV 06 2010 .TODAY...S OF 21N W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 22N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN NIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT W OF 95W BECOMING E TO SE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 95W. .MON...S OF 21N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 20N W OF 95W S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT N TO NE NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-061530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT SAT NOV 06 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 25N AND SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TONIGHT TO 6 TO 8 FT S OF 25N TONIGHT EXCEPT TO 10 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE N OF 27N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N LATE. .TUE...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-061530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT SAT NOV 06 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NE TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 25N SUBSIDING TONIGHT TO 4 TO 7 FT AND SEAS 9 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TONIGHT TO 7 TO 9 FT S OF 25N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SUN NIGHT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 26N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N LATE. .TUE AND WED...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER