000 FZNT24 KNHC 300935 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT SUN OCT 30 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. GMZ089-301530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT SUN OCT 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM JUST S OF FLORIDA KEYS SW TO NE COAST OF YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TODAY THEN DRIFT N INTO SE GULF TONIGHT AND MON BEFORE HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE GULF MON AND TUE TO PRODUCE FRESHENING NE WINDS ACROSS THE SE HALF OF THE GULF. THE FRONT WILL BEGIN TO MOVE SE TUE AND WED AS HIGH PRES SURGES SOUTHWARD OVER THE AREA. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE TEXAS COAST THU. $$ GMZ080-301530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT SUN OCT 30 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT BY LATE AFTERNOON. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF 93W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. W OF 93W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR W PORTION SHIFTING TO SE TO S 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-301530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT SUN OCT 30 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT TO 10 FT BAY OF CAMPECHE SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL LATE. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 21N E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL TUE. N OF 21N W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 21N NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 94W...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 94W. .THU...W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-301530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT SUN OCT 30 2011 .TODAY...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 27N. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...S OF 28N N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 28N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 28N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 28N. .THU...W OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. E OF 87W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. $$ GMZ086-301530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT SUN OCT 30 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 120 NM N OF FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR SE PORTION AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 KT BY TUE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT S OF 25N. .WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 26N BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 26N...AND SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING