000 FZNT24 KNHC 031446 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. GMZ089-032130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT THU NOV 03 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM SW LOUISIANA TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS WILL MOVE QUICKLY SE...AND EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 20N98W THIS AFTERNOON...FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT....FROM NEAR NEAR TAMPA BAY TO WRN BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI MORNING THEN MOVE SE OF THE AREA FRI NIGHT INTO EARLY SAT. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE GULF IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. THE HIGH WILL SHIFT EASTWARD SUN AND MON ALLOWING FOR WINDS TO BECOME E TO SE ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. $$ GMZ080-032130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT THU NOV 03 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...BEHIND FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS...DIMINISHING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT S OF 27N AND TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 28N TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE TO E FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-032130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT THU NOV 03 2011 ...GALE WARNING W OF 95W THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT ...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT AND INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY ...BECOMING NE 15 KT E OF FRONT. 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 WITH HIGHER GUSTS EARLY...DIMINISHING TO N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 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 TO E TO SE SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...N OF 21N W OF 95W WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-032130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT THU NOV 03 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT ...EXCEPT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS AHEAD OF FRONT AND NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT ...BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. .SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 25N INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT MON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL... BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT MON. $$ GMZ086-032130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT THU NOV 03 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT... EXCEPT AHEAD OF FRONT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT AND NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. 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 WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL FRI NIGHT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE