000 FZNT24 KNHC 112115 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT TUE OCT 11 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. GMZ089-120330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT TUE OCT 11 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A 1007 MB LOW OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE BETWEEN TALLAHASSEE AND APALACHICOLA WILL MOVE NE FURTHER AWAY FROM THE GULF THROUGH WED NIGHT. A TRAILING TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE LOW TO 26N85W AND TO NEAR 23N91W WILL SHIFT E OF THE GULF WED NIGHT INTO THU AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW GULF. THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY REACH FROM NEAR TAMPA FLORIDA TO THE FAR SW GULF...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT BECOMES STATIONARY FROM NW CUBA TO THE NORTHERN YUCATAN PENINSULA SAT AND SUN. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD EASTWARD ACROSS THE GULF BEHIND THE FRONT AS BROAD LOW PRES EXTENDING FROM THE EASTERN PACIFIC NORTHWARD TO ACROSS THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA AND YUCATAN PENINSULA ABSORBS THE FRONTAL REMNANTS. A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT IS EXPECTED TO SET UP BETWEEN THE HIGH AND THE LOW PRES AREA ALLOWING FOR NE WINDS TO SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASE OVER MUCH OF THE GULF FRI THROUGH SUN. $$ GMZ080-120330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT TUE OCT 11 2011 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N S TO SW 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 28N...AND 2 FT N OF 28N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N SHIFTING TO SW. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT S OF 27N...AND 1 FT OR LESS N OF 27N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT EARLY... THEN INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AND SHIFTING TO NE LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT E OF 93W...AND TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF 93W THU NIGHT. .FRI...N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 28N...AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 28N. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 28N E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT...AND TO 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL LATE SAT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-120330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT TUE OCT 11 2011 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N FROM 22N TO 24N BETWEEN 92W AND 95W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 22N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N E OF 94W BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 22N. .THU THROUGH FRI...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 22N. .SAT AND SUN...E OF 96N NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. W OF 96W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N...BECOMING MORE NUMEROUS E AND SE PARTS. $$ GMZ084-120330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT TUE OCT 11 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 87W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N E OF 87W W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N W OF 85W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT E OF 87W S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 26N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W WED NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 FT OR LESS. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT...THEN BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR S PORTION .FRI...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SPREADING FROM E TO W OVER E PORTION. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 27N NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT... EXCEPT FAR SE PART BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT W OF 87W...AND TO 5 TO 7 FT E OF 87W. N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PORTION. $$ GMZ086-120330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT TUE OCT 11 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PART W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N SW WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF TROUGH. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 28N. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .THU NIGHT...N OF 26N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N WINDS SHIFTING TO N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .FRI...N OF 27N WINDS SHIFTING TO NW TO N 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N WINDS BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N MAINLY W PORTION. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE