000 FZNT24 KNHC 040857 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT FRI NOV 04 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. GMZ089-041530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT FRI NOV 04 2011 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 19M96W WILL EXTEND FROM TAMPA BAY TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS AFTERNOON 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. NEXT COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE OUT OF THE TEXAS COAST LATE TUE. $$ GMZ080-041530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT FRI NOV 04 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE TO E FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ082-041530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT FRI NOV 04 2011 .TODAY...S OF 21N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH 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 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. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ084-041530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT FRI NOV 04 2011 .TODAY...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. .SUN AND MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-041530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT FRI NOV 04 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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...N 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. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS