000 FZNT24 KNHC 291451 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 29 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. GMZ089-292130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM NORTH-CENTRAL FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL MOVE SE AND REACH FROM NAPLES FLORIDA TO YUCATAN CHANNEL TONIGHT...THEN BECOME STATIONARY SUN THROUGH MON. THE FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL TUE AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF THE AREA. $$ GMZ080-292130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 29 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. .MON...E OF 93W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-292130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 29 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT S OF 22N W OF 94W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 12 TO 14 FT S OF 22N W OF 94W. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 25 KT S OF 22N W OF 94W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON AND TUE...N OF 21N E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL TUE. N OF 21N W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 21N NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE TO E 15 WINDS KT...EXCEPT E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT W OF 94W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 94W AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 94W. $$ GMZ084-292130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 29 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. SE OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N LATE. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...S OF 28N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 28N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 28N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 28N. $$ GMZ086-292130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 29 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE OF FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .MON AND TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 26N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL