000 FZNT24 KNHC 182108 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT TUE OCT 18 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. GMZ089-190330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT TUE OCT 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS...1002 MB LOW PRES NEAR 27N88W WILL SHIFT NE TOWARD THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA TONIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE NW GULF WILL MERGE WITH A TROUGH TRAILING FROM THE LOW PRES TO THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA...THEN SWEEP SE OF THE GULF BY WED EVENING. WINDS TO GALE FORCE WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT OVER THE FAR SW GULF EARLY WED. WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH AFTER THU AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF. $$ GMZ080-190330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT TUE OCT 18 2011 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N AND 9 TO 13 FT S OF 27N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE WED NIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. .FRI THROUGH SUN...W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 93W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-190330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT TUE OCT 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING S OF 21N W OF 94W EARLY WED... .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. .WED...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT N OF 22N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 22N. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. .FRI THROUGH SUN...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-190330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT TUE OCT 18 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N THIS EVENING. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL LATE WED NIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-190330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT TUE OCT 18 2011 .TONIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS S OF 25N E OF 83W DIMINISHING EARLY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N THIS EVENING. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 25N AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 25N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE THU NIGHT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN