000 FZNT24 KNHC 120919 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST FRI NOV 12 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. GMZ089-121530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST FRI NOV 12 2010 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGING WILL DOMINATE MOST OF THE GULF THROUGH SUN. A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST SAT MORNING WILL MAKE SLOW PROGRESS OVER NW GULF...STALLING FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO THE NE MEXICO BY EARLY MON. A REINFORCING PUSH OF COLD AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF LATER MON. THE FRONT WILL PUSH E LATE MON AS A REINFORCING SHOT OF COLD AIR MOVES INTO THE GULF. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE TUE. $$ GMZ080-121530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST FRI NOV 12 2010 .TODAY...W OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF FRONT AND BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ082-121530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST FRI NOV 12 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 22N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 . SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT NW OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ084-121530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST FRI NOV 12 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 26N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 26N NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-121530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST FRI NOV 12 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .SAT...N OF 28N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT S OF 25N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT N OF 27N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 27N. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN