000 FZNT24 KNHC 030846 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT THU NOV 03 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. GMZ089-031530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT THU NOV 03 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW GULF EARLY THIS MORNING WILL MOVE QUICKLY SE AND EXTEND FROM 30N92W TO 24N98W BY MID MORNING THEN REACH FROM NEAR 30N86.5W TO WRN BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS EVENING. N GALES ARE EXPECTED ALONG MEXICAN COASTAL WATERS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT BEHIND THE FRONT. THE FRONT WILL THEN REACH FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY TO WRN BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI MORNING THEN MOVE SE OF THE AREA FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT MORNING. STRONG E TO SE FLOW WILL DOMINATE MUCH OF THE GULF WATERS SUN AND MON. $$ GMZ080-031530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT THU NOV 03 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT GRADUALLY BECOMING N 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT BY THIS EVENING...EXCEPT TO 10 FT FAR SW PART. SE OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE TO E FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-031530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT THU NOV 03 2011 ...GALE WARNING W OF 95W THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT THEN INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT BEHIND FRONT THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY BECOMING NE WINDS AHEAD OF FRONT THIS AFTERNOON THEN NE 15 KT SE OF FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SW HALF THIS MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. .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 13 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 ALONG 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. $$ GMZ084-031530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT THU NOV 03 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS AHEAD OF FRONT THEN BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. .SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 25N MON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT MON. $$ GMZ086-031530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT THU NOV 03 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT THIS EVENING THEN NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 5 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING N TO NE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL FRI NIGHT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING