000 FZNT24 KNHC 131445 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT THU OCT 13 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. GMZ089-132130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT THU OCT 13 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE NW GULF WILL EXTEND FROM THE BIG BEND OF FLORIDA TO TAMPICO MEXICO TONIGHT...OVER THE FAR SE PORTION FRI...THEN MOVE E OF THE AREA SAT. STRONG HIGH PRES NW OF THE FRONT WILL COMBINE WITH BROAD LOW PRES DEVELOPING OVER CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE W CARIBBEAN TO PRODUCE INCREASING NE TO E WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS SAT THROUGH MON. $$ GMZ080-132130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT THU OCT 13 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 28N E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT SUN AND MON. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-132130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT THU OCT 13 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 22N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E OF 95W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 21N W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N. .SUN AND MON...E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 20N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 21N W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 96W. $$ GMZ084-132130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT THU OCT 13 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 23N. .SAT...N OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .SUN AND MON...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT MON. N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 25N. $$ GMZ086-132130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT THU OCT 13 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 26N. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 26N. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL