000 FZNT24 KNHC 190859 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT WED OCT 19 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. GMZ089-191530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT WED OCT 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NW BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL RAPIDLY SWEEP ACROSS THE GULF TODAY TO E OF THE AREA TONIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE GULF BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH THU THEN BECOME ORIENTED NE TO SW OVER THE WESTERN WATERS FRI THROUGH SUN ALLOWING FOR WINDS AND SEAS TO DIMINISH THROUGHOUT. $$ GMZ080-191530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT WED OCT 19 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT...EXCEPT S OF 27N E OF 94W 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL TONIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 94W WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. .FRI THROUGH SUN...W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 27N INCREASING TO SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 93W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-191530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT WED OCT 19 2011 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 92W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 95W... AND SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT W OF 95W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 94W WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 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. $$ GMZ084-191530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT WED OCT 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING N OF 26N... .TODAY...N OF 26N NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT N OF 28N IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF 26N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN THE MORNING...THEN BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY....THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL LATE TONIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .FRI...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-191530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT WED OCT 19 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 AGUIRRE