000 FZNT24 KNHC 130304 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM 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. GMZ089-130930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM 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 SURGE OF COLD AIR WILL ALLOW THE FRONT TO MOVE SE ACROSS THE GULF WATERS MON EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO MON EVENING...AND FROM THE BIG BEND AREA OF FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE EVENING. THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN GULF WED. $$ GMZ080-130930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST FRI NOV 12 2010 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT WITH E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .MON...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-130930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST FRI NOV 12 2010 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST EARLY. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS NEAR YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS NEAR YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 KT NW OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-130930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST FRI NOV 12 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-130930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST FRI NOV 12 2010 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 28N NE TO E 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. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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 BECOMING E TO SE SUN NIGHT. 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED...N OF FRONT N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER GR/COBB