000 FZNT24 KNHC 230311 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST MON NOV 22 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. GMZ089-230930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST MON NOV 22 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES NE OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN SE WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE GULF THROUGH THU. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO FAR NW GULF LATE THU NIGHT THEN REACH FROM APALACHICOLA BAY TO 25N93W TO 19N96W BY FRI EVENING THEN SLOW DOWN AND WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM CHARLOTTE HARBOR TO 23N94W TO 19N95W SAT EVENING. $$ GMZ080-230930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST MON NOV 22 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT AHEAD OF FRONT AND BECOMING N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 93W AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF 93W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW PART ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .FRI...W OF FRONT W OF 95W NW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. W OF FRONT E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 20 KT SHIFTING SW WITHIN 90 NM AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT S OF 28N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 28N. $$ GMZ082-230930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST MON NOV 22 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 95W FRI... .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING EVENINGS AND SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N OF 24N W OF 95W TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 20N W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST NW PART. .FRI...W OF 95W WINDS BECOMING NW TO N AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT W OF 95W. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ084-230930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST FRI NOV 22 2002 .TONIGHT AND TUE...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT WITHIN 90 NM AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF 88W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...W OF FRONT N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-230930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST MON NOV 22 2010 .TONIGHT AND TUE...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...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. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI...S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITHIN 120 NM AHEAD OF FRONT AND NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT SW WINDS WITHIN 120 NM AHEAD OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER