000 FZNT24 KNHC 060248 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. GMZ089-060930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT FRI NOV 05 2010 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW REMAINS OVER THE GULF BEHIND A COLD FRONT WHICH MOVED SE OF THE AREA. WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS DOWN FROM THE N. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED OVER THE W GULF MON THROUGH WED AS HIGH PRES SHIFTS NE OF THE AREA. $$ GMZ080-060930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT FRI NOV 05 2010 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF 94W SAT NIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE W OF 94W SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 94W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 94W. .MON...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. .TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-060930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT FRI NOV 05 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 21N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT E OF 95W AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF 95W LATE. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT SAT NIGHT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL E OF 95W AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF 95W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN NIGHT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 95W. .MON...S OF 21N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. N OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. .TUE...S OF 21N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N TO NE NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT S OF 21N. $$ GMZ084-060930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT FRI NOV 05 2010 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 27N AND 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL S OF 27N. HIGHEST SEAS NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SAT NIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE NORTH OF 26N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N AND 4 TO 5 FT S OF 26N LATE. .TUE...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-060930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT FRI NOV 05 2010 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 27N AND 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL S OF 27N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT SAT NIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SUN NIGHT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 26N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA... SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N LATE. .TUE AND WED...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. $$ FORECASTER GR/JRL