000 FZNT24 KNHC 232106 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT SUN OCT 23 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. GMZ089-240330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT SUN OCT 23 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A N TO S RIDGE WILL EXTEND ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH WED NIGHT. THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN THU IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFFSHORE TEXAS THU NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI AND BEGIN TO SLOW AND WEAKEN OVER THE SE WATERS LATE FRI NIGHT. A TROUGH WILL BUILD N OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WATERS WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT BECOMING ABSORBED BY THE COLD FRONT FRI. $$ GMZ080-240330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT SUN OCT 23 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...W OF 94W SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITH E SWELL. .WED...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITH E SWELL. .THU...W OF 94W S WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW WATERS. .FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-240330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT SUN OCT 23 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N OF 21N W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...N OF 21N W OF 94W SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT FRI NIGHT. E OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ084-240330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT SUN OCT 23 2011 .TONIGHT AND MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITH NE SWELL. .THU...N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 25N W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A FEW TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ GMZ086-240330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT SUN OCT 23 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE MON. SEAS 2 TO 4 BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT MON NIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO NW FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON