000 FZNT24 KNHC 101502 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST WED NOV 10 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. GMZ089-102130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST WED NOV 10 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL DOMINATE MOST OF THE GULF THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. WEAK COLD FRONT WILL TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST SAT MORNING AND EXTEND FROM THE CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS SAT EVENING BEFORE RETREATING NW AND MOVING INLAND AGAIN BY LATE SUN. $$ GMZ080-102130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST WED NOV 10 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ082-102130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST WED NOV 10 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...N OF 22N W OF 96W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT THROUGH FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N OF 22N W OF 96W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...N OF 22N W OF 96W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE AND BECOMING NE NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-102130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST WED NOV 10 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 28N SUN. $$ GMZ086-102130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST WED NOV 10 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .SAT...N OF 28N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .SUN...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR