000 FZNT24 KNHC 160924 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT SUN OCT 16 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. GMZ089-161530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT SUN OCT 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM S FLORIDA TO 24N89W WILL GRADUALLY LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT WHILE DISSIPATING THROUGH MON NIGHT. THE PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN THE FRONT AND HIGH PRES BUILDING OVER THE SE UNITED STATES AND LOW PRES OVER THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL ALLOW FOR STRONG NE TO E WINDS TO PERSIST OVER JUST ABOUT THE ENTIRE GULF THROUGH MON WITH THE STRONGEST OF THE WINDS OVER THE SOUTHERN WATERS. THE LOW MAY POSSIBLY INTENSIFY INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE AS IT SLOWLY TRACKS NW. A 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 THU. $$ GMZ080-161530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT SUN OCT 16 2011 .TODAY THROUGH MON...S OF 27N E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TUE AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT TUE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-161530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT SUN OCT 16 2011 .TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT ...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO NEAR GALE FORCE THIS AFTERNOON EXCEPT SE OF FRONT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT THIS AFTERNOON...AND 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 S OF 21N W OF 94W 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. 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. $$ GMZ084-161530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT SUN OCT 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING S OF 25N... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL FROM 25N TO 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS S OF 25N .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 26N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT...AND TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND NEW FRONT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND NEW FRONT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW TO N 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND NEW FRONT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG NEW FRONT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .THU...S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-161530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT SUN OCT 16 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 NEAR GALE FORCE SW PART. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT...AND UP TO 13 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. AREAS OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N. .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. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT. 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 AHEAD OF FRONT SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT AHEAD OF FRONT 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG NEW FRONT. .THU...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE