000 FZNT24 KNHC 312130 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. GMZ089-010330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT MON OCT 31 2011 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM NAPLES FLORIDA 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 THROUGH TUE NIGHT...PUSHING THE FRONT SOUTHWARD AGAIN THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA INTO YUCATAN CHANNEL THROUGH TUE NIGHT. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE WED NIGHT OR EARLY THU MORNING...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH LATE THU. IT WILL REACH FROM FAR WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO BY EARLY FRI...AND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO S CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE FRI THEN DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT. $$ GMZ080-010330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT MON OCT 31 2011 .TONIGHT...E OF 92W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 92W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF 93W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...WIND BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 93W SE TO S. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR W PART LATE WED NIGHT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT..AND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AND SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...W OF 93W WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-010330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT MON OCT 31 2011 .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 AND WED NIGHT...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 AND SAT...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 23N W OF 94W INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. S OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ084-010330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT MON OCT 31 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE PART. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N E OF 87W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT FROM 26N TO 28N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 28N. .FRI...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-010330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT MON OCT 31 2011 .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 AND WED NIGHT...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 AND SAT...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 AGUIRRE