000 FZNT24 KNHC 311455 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. GMZ089-312130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT MON OCT 31 2011 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM S FLORIDA ARCHING SW TO THE NE COAST OF YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL DRIFT N THROUGH TONIGHT. HIGH PRES AND REINFORCING COOL AIR WILL BUILD S AND SW ACROSS THE E GULF LATE TONIGHT AND TUE...PUSHING THE FRONT SOUTHWARD AGAIN THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA INTO YUCATAN CHANNEL THROUGH TUE NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE TEXAS COAST EARLY THU...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF...EXTENDING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO THU NIGHT...AND FROM N CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI. $$ GMZ080-312130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT MON OCT 31 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 92W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 92W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF 93W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT...AND DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT AND DIMINISHING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .FRI...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-312130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT MON OCT 31 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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. .WED...N OF 21N E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 21N W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 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. $$ GMZ084-312130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT MON OCT 31 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 25N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N E OF 87W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT FROM 26N TO 28N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 28N. .FRI...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-312130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT MON OCT 31 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 27N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 25N. .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. .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 VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL