000 FZNT24 KNHC 052052 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL ISSUED BY OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 430 PM CDT WED OCT 05 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. GMZ089-060330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT WED OCT 05 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT ACROSS THE STRAIT OF FLORIDA AND THE SE GULF WATERS WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THU AS HIGH PRESSURE STRENGTHENS OVER THE SE UNITED STATES. A LOW PRES MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE S COAST OF FLORIDA ON SUN AND MOVE INTO THE NE GULF ON MON WITH A TROUGH EXTENDING SW THEN W ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF. $$ GMZ080-060330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT WED OCT 05 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT E OF 94W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT E OF 94W LATE. .SUN...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 94W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. $$ GMZ082-060330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT WED OCT 05 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 22N E OF 95W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 22N W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE LATE SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 22N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ084-060330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT WED OCT 05 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ086-060330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT WED OCT 05 2011 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 24N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT N OF 26N LATE SAT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE SAT. .SUN...N OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. $$ FORECASTER GR