000 FZNT24 KNHC 150318 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT FRI OCT 14 2011 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. GMZ089-150930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT FRI OCT 14 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT HAS BECOME STATIONARY FROM NEAR NAPLES FLORIDA TO 24N92.5W TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 18N94.5W THIS EVENING AND WILL LINGER THROUGH SAT NIGHT WHILE SINKING INTO EXTREME S FLORIDA...WHERE IT WILL LINGER THROUGH SUN...THEN DISSIPATE MON THROUGH TUE AS IT DRIFTS N. STRONG NE TO E WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS ALL BUT THE NW GULF SAT THROUGH MON BETWEEN HIGH PRES BUILDING OVER THE SE UNITED STATES AND A LARGE LOW PRES CIRCULATION OVER CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE W CARIBBEAN. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY SE ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF TUE THROUGH WED AND OVER-TAKE THE OLD FRONT. $$ GMZ080-150930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT FRI OCT 14 2011 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT SE PORTION. .SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 27N E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT EARLY SUN. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT SUN. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. $$ GMZ082-150930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT FRI OCT 14 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 20N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 22N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 94W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 22N SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT N OF 22N SAT NIGHT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT SE PORTION SAT NIGHT. S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 21N W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT SE OF FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT SE OF FRONT. S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 21N W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...E OF 93W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BEHIND NEW FRONT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT AHEAD OF FIRST FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL BEHIND NEW FRONT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT SE OF FIRST FRONT. W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND NEW FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT NW PORTION LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. $$ GMZ084-150930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT FRI OCT 14 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 24N. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 24N. .MON...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT BEHIND NEW FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND NEW FRONT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND NEW FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT BEHIND NEW FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG NEW FRONT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-150930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT FRI OCT 14 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF FRONT. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT EXCEPT TO 12 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY SUN. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF FRONT. .MON...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND NEW FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND NEW FRONT. S OF 25N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG NEW FRONT. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING