000 FZNT24 KNHC 210300 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST SAT NOV 20 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. GMZ089-210930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST SAT NOV 20 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES NE OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN SE WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE GULF SUN THROUGH WED. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE TEXAS COAST LATE THU. $$ GMZ080-210930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST SAT NOV 20 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED AND THU...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT AND BECOMING N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ082-210930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST SAT NOV 20 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 24N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 24N W OF 93W WED AND THU AND BECOMING NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-210930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST WED NOV 20 2002 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS S OF 15N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT S OF 25N TUE. $$ GMZ086-210930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST SAT NOV 20 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N.S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED AND THU...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER