000 FZNT24 KNHC 010935 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT TUE NOV 01 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. GMZ089-011530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT TUE NOV 01 2011 .SYNOPSIS...OLD STATIONARY FRONT THROUGH STRAITS OF FLORIDA W-SW TO THE NW COAST OF YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL BEGIN TO DRIFT S AND WEAKEN THIS AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRES AND REINFORCING COOL AIR BUILD S AND SW ACROSS THE E GULF LATE THROUGH TO NIGHT... PUSHING THE FRONT SOUTH OF THE BASIN. A NEW COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE QUICKLY SE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE WED NIGHT OR EARLY THU MORNING...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH LATE THU. IT WILL REACH FROM FAR WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO BY EARLY FRI...AND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO S CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE FRI THEN DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT AS U.S. E COAST HIGH PRES SURGES S ACROSS THE EASTERN AND MIDDLE GULF. $$ GMZ080-011530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT TUE NOV 01 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...WIND BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 93W SE TO S. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR W PART LATE WED NIGHT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT THEN SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT... EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT S OF 27N E OF 93W. .SAT...WINDS E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 27N W OF 94W INCREASING TO SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT S OF 27N W OF 94W BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-011530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT TUE NOV 01 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 20N E OF 94W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 20N E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NW TO N ALONG THE COAST. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF 95W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 21N E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 21N W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...N OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT...AND NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 21N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT E OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...WINDS BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N W OF 94W NW TO 20 TO 30 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT S OF 23N W OF 94W 8 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .SAT...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 23N W OF 95W INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-011530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT TUE NOV 01 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 24N NE WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N E OF 87W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT FROM 26N TO 28N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 28N. .FRI...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-011530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT TUE NOV 01 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 25N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 24N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N...AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 26N. .THU...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING