000 FZNT24 KNHC 150848 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST TUE NOV 15 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. GMZ089-151530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST TUE NOV 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL SHIFT E TODAY AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW GULF TONIGHT THROUGH WED. A STRONGER REINFORCING FRONT ENTERS THE N GULF WATERS WED NIGHT INTO THU AND DISSIPATES ALONG 25N FRI. FRESH SE WINDS RETURN TO THE NW GULF BY SAT. $$ GMZ080-151530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST TUE NOV 15 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND REINFORCING FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT BEHIND REINFORCING FRONT LATE. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG AND EAST OF FRONT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-151530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST TUE NOV 15 2011 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N OF 22N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-151530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST TUE NOV 15 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING S TO SW N OF 27N LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .THU...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-151530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST TUE NOV 15 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT N OF 26N LATE. .THU...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER