000 FZNT24 KNHC 271631 CCA OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...CORRECTED NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. GMZ089-272130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT THU OCT 27 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST TONIGHT. 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. TROPICAL STORM RINA IN THE NW CARIBBEAN SEA NEAR 19.2N 87.0W 989 MB AT 11 AM EDT IS MOVING NNW AT 05 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS TO 75 KT. RINA WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 20.0N 87.2W EARLY TONIGHT...THEN JUST INLAND THE YUCATAN PENINSULA NEAR 21.1N 87.2W BY FRI MORNING BEFORE TURNING NE TO NEAR 21.6N 86.7W EARLY FRI EVENING...TO 21.4N 86.2W EARLY SAT...THEN WEAKEN TO A DEPRESSION NEAR 21.0N 86.0W BY EARLY SUN AND TO A REMNANT LOW BY LATE MON. $$ GMZ080-272130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT THU OCT 27 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 93W LATE SAT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT... EXCEPT S OF 28N E OF 94W 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E OF 93W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 93W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-272130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT THU OCT 27 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON 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. $$ GMZ084-272130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT THU OCT 27 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 23N E OF 88W... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT E OF 88W TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT E OF 88W TONIGHT. FROM 25N TO 27N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM E AND 50 NM W SEMICIRCLES OF RINA. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS TO 60 KT...DIMINISHING TO 45 KT GUSTS TO 55 KT EARLY FRI NIGHT. HIGHEST SEAS 15 TO 18 FT. S OF 23N W OF 88W WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E OF 88W 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT E OF 88W 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .SAT AND SUN...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM OF CENTER OF RINA. HIGHEST WINDS 40 GUSTS TO 50 KT...DIMINISHING TO 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT EARLY SUN. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. CONDITIONS SHIFTING S OF AREA LATE SAT. HIGHEST SEAS 15 FT...SUBSIDING TO 12 FT LATE SUN. ELSEWHERE WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO NE 15 TO 20 KT NW OF LINE FROM 29N85W TO 21N90W SUN. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...S OF 28N TO LINE FROM 24N85W TO 22N89W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-272130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W...CORRECTED 1030 AM CDT THU OCT 27 2011 CORRECTED HEADLINER ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 23N W OF 84W SAT... .THIS AFTERNOON 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. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .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. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE WITHIN 50 NM OF CENTER OF RINA...AND DIMINISHING TO 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT DURING SAT. HIGHEST WINDS 40 GUSTS TO 50 KT...DIMINISHING TO 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT DURING SAT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. CONDITIONS SHIFTING S OF AREA LATE SAT...AND WINDS BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT. HIGHEST SEAS 10 TO 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT SUN. N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SE OF LINE FROM 26N82W TO 24N85W. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT...AND TO 2 TO 4 FT SE OF SAME LINE. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE