000 FZNT24 KNHC 160320 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 15 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. GMZ089-160930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM 24N80W TO 21N93W TO 18N94W WILL REMAIN IN PLACE OVERNIGHT THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE SUN THROUGH LATE MON AS IT BEGINS TO DRIFT NW. STRONG NE TO E WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS ALL BUT THE NW GULF SAT THROUGH MON BETWEEN HIGH PRES BUILDING OVER THE SE UNITED STATES AND BROAD LOW PRES OVER CENTRAL AMERICA. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY SE ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF TUE THROUGH WED...AND MOVE E OF THE AREA BY WED NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL THEN BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH FRI. $$ GMZ080-160930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 15 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...S OF 27N E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TUE AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT TUE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-160930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 15 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 21W W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 30 KT E OF 92W. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 94W. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 TO 15 KT SE OF FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 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 SHIFTING TO NW TO N MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...E OF 93W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND NEW FRONT...AND VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT AHEAD OF FIRST FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 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...EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT S OF 21N W OF 94W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NW PORTION DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT NW PORTION LATE. .THU...S OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. N OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT W OF 94W...AND 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL E OF 94W SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. $$ GMZ084-160930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 15 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT SUN. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR GALE FORCE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND NEW FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND NEW FRONT LATE. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 KT BEHIND NEW FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT BEHIND NEW FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG NEW FRONT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .THU...S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-160930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT SAT OCT 15 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO GALE FORCE S OF 24N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT...WITH SEAS AS HIGH AS 15 FT IN THE FLORIDA CURRENT SUN. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND NEW FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND NEW FRONT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG NEW FRONT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT SW 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT AHEAD OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG NEW FRONT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING