000 FZNT24 KNHC 151149 AAA OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...UPDATED NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST MON NOV 15 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. GMZ089-151530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST MON NOV 15 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM MOBILE BAY ALABAMA TO A 1010 MB LOW NEAR 27N97W. THE FRONT WILL LIFT NORTH AS A WARM FRONT TODAY AS THE LOW SHIFTS NE INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...FOLLOWED BY A SECOND LOW MOVING FROM TEXAS TO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY TONIGHT AND TUE. A TRAILING COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP SE AND EXTEND FROM PANAMA CITY FLORIDA TO VERACRUZ MEXICO BY LATE TUE...AND FROM NAPLES FLORIDA TO THE NE YUCATAN BY LATE WED...BEFORE STALLING AND WEAKENING S OF THE AREA THU. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE GULF THU AND FRI. $$ GMZ080-151530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST MON NOV 15 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT...THEN DIMINISHING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF 95W 2 TO 3 FT TUE NIGHT. .WED...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI...WINDS DIMINISHING TO NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W E TO SE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N...AND TO 1 TO 2 FT N OF 27N. $$ GMZ082-151530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST MON NOV 15 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 21N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 21N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED NEAR FRONT. .WED THROUGH FRI...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-151530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST MON NOV 15 2010 UPDATED FOR WINDS TODAY .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 27N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED...N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-151530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST MON NOV 15 2010 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N LATE. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N OF FRONT N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED ALONG FRONT. .THU...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT STRAITS OF FLORIDA 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT STRAITS OF FLORIDA 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN