000 FZNT24 KNHC 251430 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST FRI NOV 25 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. GMZ089-252130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST FRI NOV 25 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF SAT NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM 30N84W TO BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY SUN THEN MOVE SE OF THE GULF SUN NIGHT. GALE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND FRONT OVER W GULF SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN WAKE OF THE FRONT THROUGH TUE. $$ GMZ080-252130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST FRI NOV 25 2011 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 94W SAT NIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SW WITHIN 90 NM AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT EXCEPT 30 TO 40 KT W OF 94W. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .MON...N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. .TUE...W OF 95W S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 95W E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ082-252130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST FRI NOV 25 2011 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 94W SUN... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SW WITHIN 90 NM OF FRONT BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT EXCEPT 30 TO 45 KT W OF 94W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT W OF FRONT SAT NIGHT AND TO 15 FT SUN. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 9 FT LATE. .TUE...W OF 95W S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-252130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST FRI NOV 25 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 FT S OF 24N AND TO 3 FT N OF 24N LATE. .TUE...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT S OF 23N AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 23N. $$ GMZ086-252130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST FRI NOV 25 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT LATE. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT N OF 28N LATE. .TUE...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL