000 FZNT24 KNHC 012117 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT TUE NOV 01 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. GMZ089-020330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT TUE NOV 01 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. $$ GMZ080-020330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT TUE NOV 01 2011 .TONIGHT...E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR W PART LATE WED NIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT THEN SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-020330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT TUE NOV 01 2011 .TONIGHT...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 21N E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. 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 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS 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...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N OF 21N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-020330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT TUE NOV 01 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 24N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT THEN BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT THU EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-020330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT TUE NOV 01 2011 .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 5 TO 8 FT S OF 26N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT THU NIGHT. .FRI...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR