000 FZNT24 KNHC 011514 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT MON NOV 01 2010 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. GMZ089-012130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT MON NOV 01 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY TUE AND EXTEND FROM A 1009 MB LOW PRES SYSTEM NEAR THE CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST AT 29N91W TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WED MORNING AND FROM 1004 MB LOW PRES NEAR 29N84W TO WESTERN CUBA THU MORNING. A SECONDARY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE NORTHERN GULF COAST BY THU AFTERNOON AND RAPIDLY SWEEP SOUTH THROUGH THE ENTIRE GULF BY FRI MORNING. STRONG TO NEAR GALE WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE LEAD COLD FRONT WED AND THU WITH GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED OVER THE SW GULF EARLY THU THEN DECREASE TO BELOW GALE FORCE BY FRI. $$ GMZ080-012130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT MON NOV 01 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT S OF 26N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED...W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 93W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .FRI...W OF 95W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 95W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ082-012130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT MON NOV 01 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 95W THU... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING SW WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT N OF 22N AND BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT TUE NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED...E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. .THU...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. E OF 95W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ084-012130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT MON NOV 01 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WED. .THU...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND SECONDARY COLD FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT THROUGHOUT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. $$ GMZ086-012130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT MON NOV 01 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT N OF 26N. .WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SW WITHIN 90 NM AHEAD OF FRONT AND BECOMING W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS THU. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER