000 FZNT24 KNHC 040241 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. GMZ089-040930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT WED NOV 03 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT STRETCHES FROM 1007 MB LOW PRES NEAR 29N87W TO 25N87W TO 21N89W. THIS FRONT WILL BEGIN TO DISSIPATE AS IT EXTENDS FROM 1006 MB LOW PRES NEAR 29N86W TO 25N86W TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL EARLY THU MORNING BEFORE BEING ABSORBED BY A STRONGER SECONDARY COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF FROM 30N89W TO 25N92W TO 19N93W THU MORNING. THIS SECONDARY FRONT WILL RAPIDLY SWEEP SOUTH THROUGH THE ENTIRE GULF BY FRI MORNING. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN ACROSS THE GULF BEHIND THE FRONT SAT THROUGH MON. $$ GMZ080-040930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT WED NOV 03 2010 ...GALE WARNING W OF 92W... .TONIGHT...W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 93W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 92W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. E OF 92W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 28N THU MORNING. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT THU NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...W OF 94W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. E OF 94W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF 28N LATE. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT S OF 27N E OF 94W LATE. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT W OF 94W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N E OF 94W. .SUN AND MON...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-040930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT WED NOV 03 2010 ...GALE WARNING W OF 93W THU THROUGH FRI... .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL LATE. E OF FRONT NW 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 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. 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. .FRI NIGHT...S OF 20N W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...S OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT NW TO N WEST OF 95W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 21N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .SUN AND MON...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON. $$ GMZ084-040930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT WED NOV 03 2010 .TONIGHT...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 15 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT N OF 28N. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SW TO W NORTH OF 24N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT S OF 26N LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT S OF 24N BECOMING N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND SECONDARY COLD FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL THU NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR SECONDARY COLD FRONT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 28N. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 26N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT N OF 28N LATE. .SUN AND MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 10 KT MON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ086-040930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT WED NOV 03 2010 .TONIGHT AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SW WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT AND BECOMING W 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU NIGHT...N OF SECONDARY FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. S OF SECONDARY FRONT SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...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 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .SUN AND MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY/SCHAUER