000 FZNT24 KNHC 282057 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT FRI OCT 28 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. GMZ089-290330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT FRI OCT 28 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM APALACHICOLA FLORIDA SW TO 26N92W TO INLAND MEXICO JUST S OF VERACRUZ WILL QUICKLY REACH FROM NEAR FORT MYERS SW TO FAR EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY SAT...FROM EXTREME SOUTHERN FLORIDA TO NE YUCATAN PENINSULA BY EARLY SAT EVENING...THEN BECOME QUASI-STATIONARY FROM WESTERN CUBA TO THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA SUN INTO MON. THE FRONT WILL SLOWLY LIFT BACK N TO OVER S FLORIDA BY EARLY MON...THEN PUSH SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AS A COLD FRONT LATER MON AND TUE AS HIGH PRES BUILDS SW ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHERN WATERS. THE REMNANT LOW OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION RINA CURRENTLY CENTERED JUST NE OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA IS DRIFTING E. AMPLE RESIDUAL MOISTURE FROM THE LOW IN ADDITION TO THAT FROM AN OLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER S FLORIDA AND THE EASTERN GULF WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER THE EASTERN GULF WATERS THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY SUN. $$ GMZ080-290330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT FRI OCT 28 2011 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT S OF 27N W OF 94W 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...WINDS SHIFTING TO N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT E OF 94W...AND TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 94W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 AND TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N W OF 95W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. .MON...E OF 93W NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-290330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT FRI OCT 28 2011 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT SE OF LINE FROM 25N92W TO 20N97W...AND TO 15 TO 20 KT NW OF SAME LINE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF 95W...AND SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT W OF 95W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF 95W N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 21N E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL LATE MON AND TUE. N OF 21N W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 21N N WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...THEN DIMINISHING TO NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 21N E OF 94W...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 94W. $$ GMZ084-290330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT FRI OCT 28 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 26N E OF 88W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N E OF 86W SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 24N E OF 86W 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N W OF 88W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT OVERNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 88W BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT OVERNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT OVERNIGHT. N OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EARLY...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N 25 TO TO 30 KT EARLY. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S OF 28N N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 28N N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...WINDS BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 28N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 28N. $$ GMZ086-290330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT FRI OCT 28 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FAR NW PORTION LATE. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. AREAS OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S SE OF FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. .MON AND TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 26N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE