000 FZNT24 KNHC 011445 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT TUE NOV 1 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. GMZ089-012130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT TUE NOV 1 2011 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH NE WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF THE GULF THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN VEER EASTWARD WED AS STRONG HIGH PRES IN THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES SHIFTS SE. COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE TEXAS COAST EARLY THU THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH THU NIGHT. IT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO TAMPICO MEXICO FRI...THEN DISSIPATE SAT. $$ GMZ080-012130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT TUE NOV 1 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 93W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR W PART LATE WED NIGHT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT THEN SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-012130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT TUE NOV 1 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 21N E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 21N W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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 NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 21N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT NEAR FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N W OF 94W NW 20 TO 30 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT... EXCEPT S OF 23N W OF 94W 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-012130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT TUE NOV 1 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 24N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-012130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT TUE NOV 1 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .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 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