000 FZNT24 KNHC 030245 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT WED NOV 02 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. GMZ089-030930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT WED NOV 02 2011 .SYNOPSIS...E TO SE FLOW PREVAILS UNTIL A COLD FRONT ENTERS THE NW GULF EARLY THU AND EXTENDS FROM 30N92W TO 25N98W THU MORNING. BRIEF GALES ARE FORECAST ALONG MEXICAN COAST THU AFTERNOON AND NIGHT BEHIND THE FRONT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 30N86W TO 19N95W THU EVENING...THEN WEAKEN FROM 25N81W TO 19N95W FRI EVENING...AND DISSIPATE SE OF AREA BY SAT. E TO SE FLOW WILL DOMINATE THE GULF WATERS SUN AND MON. $$ GMZ080-030930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT WED NOV 02 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 KT AHEAD OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 10 KT AHEAD OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT FAR W PART LATE. .THU AND THU NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE TO E FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-030930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT WED NOV 02 2011 ...GALE WARNING W OF 95W THU... .TONIGHT...N OF 21N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE WINDS W OF 94W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 21N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 21N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 95W N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT THEN TO 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT. E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EARLY BECOMING N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT S OF 21N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL FRI NIGHT. W OF FRONT N OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 21N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...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 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-030930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT WED NOV 02 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT THEN BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 24N THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-030930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT WED NOV 02 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT THU EVENING THEN NW 20 KT BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 24N THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT THU NIGHT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NE N OF 27N FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR