000 FZNT24 KNHC 172129 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST THU NOV 17 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. GMZ089-180330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST THU NOV 17 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT CURRENTLY EXTENDING FROM TAMPA BAY TO NEAR VERACRUZ MEXICO WILL REACH FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING OVER S WATERS FRI. MODERATE TO FRESH SE WINDS WILL DOMINATE THE GULF OVER THE WEEKEND AND MON. A NEW COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE TUE. $$ GMZ080-180330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST THU NOV 17 2011 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 7 FT W OF 95W LATE. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-180330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST THU NOV 17 2011 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 23N W OF 95W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT N OF 22N LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 22N E OF 96W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 22N W OF 96W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE LATE EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W EARLY. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 KT NEAR THE COAST OF YUCATAN IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-180330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST THU NOV 17 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING E TO SE N OF 26N FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-180330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST THU NOV 17 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT OCCASIONALLY 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST SEAS S OF 25N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 27N...HIGHEST SEAS S OF 25N. .SUN...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...WINDS SHIFTING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 1O TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. $$ FORECASTER GR