000
FZNT24 KNHC 290246
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST MON NOV 28 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. 

GMZ089-290930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 PM CST MON NOV 28 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT OVER THE SE WATERS WILL MOVE E 
OF AREA BY SUNRISE TUE. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN WAKE OF FRONT 
WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETTING UP OVER W OF 92W THU THROUGH 
SAT.

$$
GMZ080-290930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 PM CST MON NOV 28 2011

.TONIGHT...E OF 93W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 
KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT 
LATE. W OF 93W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 
KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT 
LATE.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING 
TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE NIGHT. W OF 93W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
SHIFTING TO NW TO N TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO 
SE LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT WED 
NIGHT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

$$
GMZ082-290930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST MON NOV 28 2011

.TONIGHT...E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 
FT LATE. W OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW 
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE NIGHT. W OF 93W 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT 
TUE NIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO N 
TO NE WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT WED NIGHT.
W OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT 
WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT N OF 21N FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 
21N FRI.

$$
GMZ084-290930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 PM CST MON NOV 28 2011

.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 
KT N OF 27N...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 
10 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TUE NIGHT.
.WED THROUGH THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E 
THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU.
.FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT LATE FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N.

$$
GMZ086-290930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 PM CST MON NOV 28 2011

.TONIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 
TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 
TO 7 FT TUE NIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO 
NE WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE. 
.THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT FRI.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

$$
FORECASTER NELSON