000 FZNT24 KNHC 310938 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT MON OCT 31 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. GMZ089-311530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT MON OCT 31 2011 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM EXTREME S FLORIDA ARCHING SW TO THE NE COAST OF YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL DRIFT SLIGHTLY N TODAY BEFORE HIGH PRES AND REINFORCING COOL AIR BUILDS S AND SW ACROSS THE E GULF LATE TONIGHT AND TUE AND PUSHING THE WEAK FRONT S THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND YUCATAN CHANNEL TUE AFTERNOON AND NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING. HIGH PRES WILL THEN WEAKEN THU AND FRI. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE TO THE TEXAS COAST EARLY THU...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT QUICKLY REACHES FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO THU NIGHT...AND FROM N CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI. $$ GMZ080-311530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT MON OCT 31 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 92W NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. W OF 92W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF 93W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AND DIMINISHING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .FRI...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT E OF 94W...AND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT W OF 94W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-311530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT MON OCT 31 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT FAR NW PART LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 21N E OF 93W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...N OF 21N E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N 21N W OF 94W WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 21N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ084-311530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT MON OCT 31 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N N TO NE WINDS NEAR 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N E OF 87W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT FROM 26N TO 28N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 28N. .FRI...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-311530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT MON OCT 31 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT EARLY BECOMING N TO NE 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 25N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PART. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N...AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 26N. ISOLATED SHOWERS SE PART. .THU...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT IN THE AFTERNOON NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING