000
FZNT24 KNHC 191452
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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. 

GMZ089-192130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT WED OCT 19 2011

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 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 DECREASE.

$$
GMZ080-192130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT WED OCT 19 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON 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 N OF 27N AND 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 27N.
.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.

$$
GMZ082-192130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT WED OCT 19 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON...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 
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.

$$
GMZ084-192130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
1030 AM CDT WED OCT 19 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 F 
SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT N OF 28N. S OF 26N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS S OF 24N.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY 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.

$$
GMZ086-192130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT WED OCT 19 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 25N 
AND 5 TO 7 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/DGS