000 FZNT24 KNHC 030927 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT WED NOV 03 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. GMZ089-031530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT WED NOV 03 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT STRETCHES FROM 29N91W TO 23N93W TO 20N97W. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 1010 MB LOW PRES NEAR 30N90W TO 28N90W TO 19N93W TONIGHT...THEN FROM 1008 MB LOW PRES NEAR 29N86W TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL BY THU MORNING. A SECONDARY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE NORTHERN GULF COAST THU MORNING STRETCHING FROM 30N85W TO 22N93W TO 18N94W BY THU AFTERNOON. THIS NEXT FRONT WILL RAPIDLY SWEEP SOUTH THROUGH THE ENTIRE GULF BY FRI MORNING. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN ACROSS THE GULF BEHIND THE FRONT SAT AND SUN. $$ GMZ080-031530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT WED NOV 03 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 94W THU AND THU NIGHT... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 27N AND 7 TO 10 FT S OF 27N. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. E OF 94W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT S OF 28N THU MORNING. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT THU NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W EXCEPT 20 KT E OF 94W LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT W OF 94W LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .SUN...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-031530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT WED NOV 03 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 94W THU THROUGH FRI... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL TONIGHT. E OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. E OF 94W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .FRI...S OF 21N W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 13 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. .SAT...S OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. N OF 21N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT LATE. $$ GMZ084-031530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT WED NOV 03 2010 .TODAY...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TONIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND SECONDARY COLD FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL THU NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR SECONDARY COLD FRONT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ086-031530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT WED NOV 03 2010 .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SW WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT AND BECOMING W TO NW 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT THU AND THU NIGHT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL