000 FZNT24 KNHC 272046 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. GMZ089-280330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT THU OCT 27 2011 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE TONIGHT AND MOVE RAPIDLY AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE E BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI NIGHT THEN BEGIN TO INTERACT WITH TROPICAL STORM RINA CURRENTLY IN THE NW CARIBBEAN. TROPICAL STORM RINA IN THE NW CARIBBEAN SEA NEAR 19.8N 87.1W 989 MB AT 4 PM EDT MOVING NNW 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS TO 80 KT...NEAR 20.6N 87.2W TONIGHT NEAR 21.3N 87.1W FRI AND 21.2N 86.5W FRI NIGHT THEN WEAK TO TROPICAL DEPRESSION NEAR 20.9N 86.1W SAT NEAR 20.0N 86.0W SUN AND TO A REMNANT LOW BY LATE MON. $$ GMZ080-280330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT THU OCT 27 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT W OF 93W LATE SAT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT S OF 28N E OF 94W 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E OF 93W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 93W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E OF 93W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 93W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-280330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT THU OCT 27 2011 .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 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 THROUGH SUN...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 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 AND TUE...E OF 94W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ084-280330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT THU OCT 27 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 22N E OF 88W... .TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT E OF 88W TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT E OF 88W TONIGHT. FROM 25N TO 27N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 40 NM E AND 00 NM W SEMICIRCLES OF RINA. HIGHEST WINDS 40 KT GUSTS TO 40 KT...DIMINISHING 35 KT GUSTS TO 45 KT FRI NIGHT. HIGHEST SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. S OF 23N W OF 88W WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E OF 88W 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT E OF 88W 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .MON...N OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ086-280330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT THU OCT 27 2011 .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. SCATTERED 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 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. TSTMS S OF 25N. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SE OF 26N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.. $$ FORECASTER DGS