000 FZNT24 KNHC 190304 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST THU NOV 18 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. GMZ089-190930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST THU NOV 18 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT LIES FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS TO THE NORTHEASTERN YUCATAN PENINSULA. A DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM PENSACOLA FLORIDA TO 23N95W TO 18N95W WILL REINFORCE THE SOUTHERN COLD FRONT TONIGHT AND MOVE SE OF THE AREA. HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL SHIFT EASTWARD ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO SET UP OVER THE WEST GULF LATE FRI THROUGH TUE. $$ GMZ080-190930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST THU NOV 18 2010 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT FRI NIGHT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-190930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST THU NOV 18 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF DISSIPATING FRONT S OF 23N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 22N E OF 95W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE FRI AND SHIFTING SE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE FRI NIGHT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-190930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST THU NOV 18 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. .SUN AND MON...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-190930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST THU NOV 18 2010 .TONIGHT AND FRI...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA AT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER