000 FZNT24 KNHC 062100 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT THU OCT 06 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. GMZ089-070330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT THU OCT 06 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL STRENGTHEN OVER SE UNITED STATES INCREASING THE EASTERLY FLOW MAINLY OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS. A TROUGH WILL MOVE W OVER THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA MON. $$ GMZ080-070330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT THU OCT 06 2011 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NE PART. .SUN...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 28W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 28W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ082-070330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT THU OCT 06 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 22N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT AT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TUE. $$ GMZ084-070330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT THU OCT 06 2011 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ086-070330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT THU OCT 06 2011 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 25N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT SAT NIGHT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING E TO SE S PART. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR