000 FZNT24 KNHC 050903 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT FRI NOV 05 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. GMZ089-051530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT FRI NOV 05 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM NAPLES FLORIDA TO THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA WITH GALE FORCE WINDS OCCURRING OVER THE FAR SW GULF. THE FRONT WILL PUSH SE OF THE GULF THIS MORNING WITH CONTINUING STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW BEHIND IT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SAT AND SUN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS JUST N OF THE AREA...WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW BECOMING ESTABLISHED OVER THE W GULF MON AND TUE. $$ GMZ080-051530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT FRI NOV 05 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 KT TO 20 KT TONIGHT E OF 93W AND 10 TO 15 KT W OF 93W. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT S OF 27N E OF 94W TONIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT NIGHT. .SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT MON. .TUE...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-051530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT FRI NOV 05 2010 ...GALE WARNING S OF 21N W OF 93W... .TODAY...S OF 21N W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 13 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 95W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER AREA N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SAT NIGHT. .SUN AND MON...W OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT MON. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N TO NE NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-051530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT FRI NOV 05 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N WINDS 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT S OF 28N AND 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 28N TONIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT SAT NIGHT. .SUN AND MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N MON. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT FROM 23N TO 26N LATE. $$ GMZ086-051530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT FRI NOV 05 2010 .TODAY...N OF FRONT N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. S OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 7 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT IN STRAITS OF FL. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT SHIFTING NE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT SAT NIGHT. .SUN AND MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N MON. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 26N. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER