000 FZNT24 KNHC 120303 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-120930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST WED NOV 11 2009 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE GULF WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THU AS HIGH PRES BUILDS INTO THE AREA. SE RETURN FLOW WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN GULF FRI IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST INTO THE NW GULF MON MORNING. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL MOVE FROM W TO E ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF FRI THROUGH MON. $$ GMZ080-120930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST WED NOV 11 2009 .TONIGHT AND THU...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL... SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU. W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT OR LESS THU. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT ...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO NW AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT....EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-120930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST WED NOV 11 2009 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 95W DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL E OF 95W AND SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF 95W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 95W BECOMING E TO SE LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. 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. $$ GMZ084-120930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST WED NOV 11 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 24N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT...AND TO 10 TO 15 KT EARLY THU NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 1 TO 2 FT SUN. .MON...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-120930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 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 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE