000 FZNT24 KNHC 170319 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST TUE NOV 16 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. GMZ089-170930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST TUE NOV 16 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM APALACHICOLA FLORIDA SW TO 25N88W AND TO JUST S OF VERACRUZ MEXICO WILL QUICKLY REACH FROM NEAR FORT MYERS TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY WED MORNING WHILE WEAKENING...THEN EXIT THE AREA ON THU MORNING. A SECOND COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO SWEEP THROUGH THE AREA THU AND FRI ACCOMPANIED BY AN INCREASE IN WINDS AND SEAS. HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL THEN SLIDE EASTWARD ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO SET UP OVER THE WESTERN PORTION LATE FRI THROUGH SUN. $$ GMZ080-170930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST TUE NOV 16 2010 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... EXCEPT W OF 95W 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT OVER NW PART 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 27N N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE THU NIGHT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 95W SHIFTING TO SE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ082-170930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST TUE NOV 16 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT....INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT OVERNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. .WED...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. .WED NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NE AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-170930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST TUE NOV 16 2010 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT TO 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NW TO N AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N N TO NE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 25N BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .SAT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .SUN...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. $$ GMZ086-170930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST TUE NOV 16 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT FROM 25N TO 27N...AND 1 TO 2 FT S OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N WINDS BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE