000 FZNT24 KNHC 252117 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT TUE OCT 25 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. GMZ089-260330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT TUE OCT 25 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL EXTEND NE TO SW OVER THE NW WATERS THROUGH WED NIGHT. THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN THU IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT THAT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE THU AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE E BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI NIGHT THEN BEGIN TO INTERACT WITH HURRICANE RINA CURRENTLY IN THE NW CARIBBEAN SEA. RINA IS FORECAST TO MOVE TO 20.8N 86.9W THU AFTERNOON...THEN TURN SHARPLY E TO NEAR 22.5N 86.0W FRI AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM NEAR 23.5N 84.0W SAT AFTERNOON AND TO NEAR 23.5N 82.5W BY SUN AFTERNOON. $$ GMZ080-260330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT TUE OCT 25 2011 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT FAR W PORTION THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT FAR W PORTION. E OF 94W WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT SE PART N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION. .FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 28N E OF 94W. $$ GMZ082-260330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT TUE OCT 25 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 95W WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 20N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 20N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT ...SHIFTING TO E TO SE THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 20N E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 20N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W NE TO E. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...W OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ084-260330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT TUE OCT 25 2011 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 25N E OF 89W THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT... .TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 87W E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... EXCEPT SE OF LINE FROM 26N85W TO 21.5N89W NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT SE OF SAME LINE 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS S OF 23N E OF 89W. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 26N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT YUCATAN CHANNEL AND VICINITY 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT YUCATAN CHANNEL AND VICINITY 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS SE PORTION. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS S OF 25N E OF 89W...DIMINISHING TO N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER S OF 25N E OF 89W...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE SAT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE SAT. N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...N OF 26N NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ086-260330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT TUE OCT 25 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 25N THU THROUGH SUN... .TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS OVER STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N S TO SW 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N W OF 84W INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT S OF 23N W OF 84W BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS SPREADING FROM S TO N INTO THE S PORTION. .FRI...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EARLY S OF 25N W OF 84W...THEN BECOMING TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT S OF 26N 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT S OF 26N 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS OF 25N. .SAT AND SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER EXPECTED S OF 25N...SHIFTING TO FAR E PORTION LATE. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT...EXCEPT W OF 84W DIMINISHING TO N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT W OF 84W SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE SUN. N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO NE 15 KT SUN. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT...THEN SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS S OF 25N...BECOMING MORE CONCENTRATED SE PORTION SUN. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FROM 25N TO 26N. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE