000 FZNT24 KNHC 212111 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST SUN NOV 21 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. GMZ089-220330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST SUN NOV 21 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES NE OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN SE WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE GULF SUN THROUGH WED. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO FAR NW GULF LATE THU NIGHT THEN REACH FROM N CENTRAL FLORIDA TO 19N96W BY LATE FRI. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD S ACROSS THE GULF IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS SURGING S INTO THE WESTERN PORTION. $$ GMZ080-220330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST SUN NOV 21 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S OF 27N W OF 95W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 93W BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT FAR NW PART BEHIND FRONT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT FAR NW PART BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE BEHIND FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW PART ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .FRI...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST FAR SW PART. $$ GMZ082-220330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST SUN NOV 21 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 95W FRI... .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 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N OF 24N W OF 95W 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT N OF 24N W OF 95W 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...W OF COLD FRONT WINDS BECOMING NW TO N AND INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ084-220330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST THU NOV 21 2002 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N. .THU...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING N TO NE LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING NW TO N AHEAD OF FRONT LATE AND BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-220330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST SUN NOV 21 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT FROM 25N TO 27N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 27N WIND BECOMING SE TO S AND DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT EARLY THEN TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY SHIFTING TO S TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON EXCEPT S OF 24N BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE