000 FZNT24 KNHC 180846 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT TUE OCT 18 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. GMZ089-181530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT TUE OCT 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS...BROAD LOW PRES OVER THE SE AND S CENTRAL GULF WITH AN ASSOCIATED 1003 MB LOW AT 23N89W WILL MOVE NNE THROUGH WED WITH THE LOW OR POSSIBLE NEW LOW MOVING INLAND THE FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION WED NIGHT. THE LOW WILL TRAIL A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT CURRENTLY OVER EASTERN TEXAS THAT PUSHES INTO THE NW WATER THIS MORNING. THE FRONT WILL MOVE QUICKLY SE ACROSS THE AREA TO SE OF THE GULF WED EVENING. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE ENTIRE AREA GULF IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THROUGH SAT. $$ GMZ080-181530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT TUE OCT 18 2011 .TODAY...E OF 93W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 93W S TO SW WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST S OF 27N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. .FRI AND SAT...E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-181530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT TUE OCT 18 2011 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 21N W OF 95W EARLY WED... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND COLD FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT... BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL BEHIND COLD FRONT. W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND COLD FRONT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS S OF 21N W OF 94W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT TONIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE WED NIGHT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL LATE. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT E OF 94W...AND TO 3 TO 6 FT W OF 94W. .FRI AND SAT...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 94W WINDS SHIFTING TO E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-181530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT TUE OCT 18 2011 .TODAY...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT E OF 88W SE TO S 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT W OF 88W AND 7 TO 9 FT E OF 88W. S OF 25N W OF 88W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N E OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 88W. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NW 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 26N NW 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS N OF 28N DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT N OF 26N W OF 87W BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT AND SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT WED NIGHT. .THU...S OF 25N WINDS BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .FRI AND SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N E OF 87W. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND TO 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N. $$ GMZ086-181530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT TUE OCT 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING FROM 23N TO 28N W OF 83W... .TODAY...FROM 23N TO 28N W OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT... SHIFTING TO S TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N E OF 83W SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT S OF 25N E OF 83W 4 TO 6 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS IN NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS S OF 28N. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT SW 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT AHEAD OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .FRI AND SAT...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE