000 FZNT24 KNHC 260900 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT WED OCT 26 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. GMZ089-261530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT WED OCT 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL EXTEND NE TO SW OVER THE NW WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT. 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 20.5N 87.0W THU AFTERNOON...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AND TURN NE TO NEAR 21.8N 86.6W LATE THU NIGHT...23.5N84.5W LATE FRI NIGHT...THEN TURN E AND WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM NEAR 23.5N 83.0W LATE SAT...AND 23.5N82W LATE SUN. $$ GMZ080-261530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT WED OCT 26 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT FAR W PORTION THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT FAR W PORTION. E OF 94W WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT SE PART N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION. .FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT S OF 28N E OF 94W 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-261530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT WED OCT 26 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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. $$ GMZ084-261530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT WED OCT 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 25N E OF 88W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT YUCATAN CHANNEL AND VICINITY 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT YUCATAN CHANNEL AND VICINITY 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS SE PORTION. .THU THROUGH SAT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM E AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST WINDS 100 KT GUSTS TO 120 KT DIMINISH TO 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT THU NIGHT...70 KT GUSTS 85 KT FRI NIGHT...DIMINISHING TO N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 20 FT. S OF 25N E OF 89W...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE SAT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE SAT. N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS S OF 26N. .SUN...N OF 26N NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ086-261530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT WED OCT 26 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 25N THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT SW PART...EXCEPT S OF 23N W OF 84W BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT THU NIGHT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS SPREADING FROM S TO N OVER 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...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 AL