000 FZNT24 KNHC 141445 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 14 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. GMZ089-142130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 14 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM TAMPA BAY TO TAMPICO MEXICO WILL SAG S THROUGH SAT...THEN STALL FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS TO THE SW GULF OF MEXICO BY LATE SUN...BEFORE DISSIPATING MON. STRONG E WINDS ARE EXPECTED SAT THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK BETWEEN HIGH PRES BUILDING OVER THE SOUTHEAST U. S. N OF THE FRONT AND A DEVELOPING BROAD AREA OF LOW PRES OVER CENTRAL AMERICA. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY SE ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF TUE. $$ GMZ080-142130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 14 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 28N E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-142130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 14 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 20N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE 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 AND SAT NIGHT...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 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 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 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 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 95W. .TUE...E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 20N...AND 1 TO 3 FT S OF 20N. W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ084-142130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 14 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 23N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .SUN AND MON...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT MON. N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 25N. .TUE...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-142130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT FRI OCT 14 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH 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. .TUE...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL