000 FZNT24 KNHC 142045 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. GMZ089-150330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT FRI OCT 14 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM JUST S OF TAMPA BAY FLORIDA TO TAMPICO MEXICO WILL STALL OUT FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS TO THE SW GULF OF MEXICO TONIGHT WHERE IT WILL LINGER THROUGH MON...DISSIPATING TUE. STRONG E WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE GULF SAT THROUGH WED BETWEEN HIGH PRES BUILDING OVER THE SE UNITED STATES AND A DEVELOPING BROAD AREA OF LOW PRES OVER CENTRAL AMERICA. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY SE ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF TUE THROUGH WED OVER TAKING THE OLD FRONT. $$ GMZ080-150330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT FRI OCT 14 2011 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT SE PORTION. .SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 28N E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. $$ GMZ082-150330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT FRI OCT 14 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 20N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 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 INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 94W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 22N SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT N OF 22N SAT NIGHT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT SE PORTION SAT NIGHT. 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 INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT SE OF FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT SE OF FRONT. S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 21N W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...E OF 93W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BEHIND NEW FRONT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT AHEAD OF FIRST FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL BEHIND NEW FRONT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT SE OF FIRST FRONT. W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND NEW FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT NW PORTION LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. $$ GMZ084-150330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT FRI OCT 14 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT BEHIND NEW FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND NEW FRONT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND NEW FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT BEHIND NEW FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG NEW FRONT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-150330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT FRI OCT 14 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT TO 10 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND NEW FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND NEW FRONT. S OF 25N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG NEW FRONT. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY