000 FZNT24 KNHC 032126 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT MON OCT 03 2011 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. GMZ089-030330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT MON OCT 03 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM WESTERN CUBA TO THE NORTHERN YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH THU. HIGH PRES ACROSS THE AREA WILL BE REINFORCED BY STRONGER U.S. EAST COAST HIGH PRES THAT BUILDS SOUTHWARD OVER THE EASTERN AND MIDDLE PORTIONS OF THE GULF THU THROUGH SAT. $$ GMZ080-030330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT MON OCT 03 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT ...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE THU. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ082-040330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT MON OCT 03 2011 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT E BAY OF CAMPECHE. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 96W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF 96W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 22N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ084-040330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT MON OCT 03 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 25N NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ086-040330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT MON OCT 03 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR SE PORTION INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PORTION. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT WED NIGHT AND TO 6 TO 8 FT THU. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT THU. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S PORTION. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S PORTION. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE