000 FZNT24 KNHC 270910 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT THU OCT 27 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. GMZ089-271530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT THU OCT 27 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST THIS 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 IS CURRENTLY IN THE NW CARIBBEAN SEA. HURRICANE RINA NEAR 18.8N 86.9W 988 MB AT 5 AM EDT MOVING NW AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS TO 80 KT. RINA WILL WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 19.8N 87.0W THIS AFTERNOON...THEN CONTINUE TO FURTHER WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 21.0 N 87.1W LATE TONIGHT...21.6N 86.8W FRI AFTERNOON...21.9N 86.3W LATE FRI...22.0N 85.5W LATE SAT...21.5N 85.5W LATE SUN...THEN WEAKEN TO A DEPRESSION NEAR 21.0N 85.5W LATE MON. $$ GMZ080-271530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT THU OCT 27 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT FAR W PORTION THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT FAR W PORTION. E OF 94W WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT SE PART N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 93W LATE SAT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT... EXCEPT S OF 28N E OF 94W 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E OF 93W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 93W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-271530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT THU OCT 27 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 AND FRI NIGHT...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. .MON...E OF 94W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ084-271530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT THU OCT 27 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 23N E OF 87W... .TODAY THROUGH SUN...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER OF RINA EXCEPT 75 NM SE QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 65 KT GUSTS TO 80 KT...DIMINISHING TO 60 KT GUSTS TO 75 KT THIS AFTERNOON...TO 55 KT GUSTS TO 65 KT LATE TONIGHT...50 KT GUSTS 69 KT FRI AFTERNOON...AND 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT LATE FRI NIGHT...AND 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT LATE SAT NIGHT...AND 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NM OF CENTER. HIGHEST SEAS TO 20 FT SE PART NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL SUBSIDING TO 12 FT SUN. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .MON...WINDS BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ086-271530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT THU OCT 27 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 23N W OF 84W LATE SAT AND SUN... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE WITHIN 60 NM OF E AND 50 NM W SEMICRIRCLES OF RINA SAT NIGHT. HIGHEST WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT LATE SAT NIGHT...DIMINISH TO 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT LATE SUN. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER AL