000 FZNT24 KNHC 112100 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST WED NOV 11 2009 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. GMZ089-120330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST WED NOV 11 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL MOVE SE OF THE AREA THIS EVENING. FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE GULF WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THU AS HIGH PRES BUILDS INTO THE AREA. SE RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN GULF STARTING FRI...AHEAD OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST INTO THE NW GULF ON MON. $$ GMZ080-120330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST WED NOV 11 2009 .TONIGHT AND THU...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-120330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST WED NOV 11 2009 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE W OF 95W. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-120330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST WED NOV 11 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 1 TO 2 FT SUN. .MON...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-120330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST WED NOV 11 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 27N W TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 27N AND SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN