000 FZNT24 KNHC 041530 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. GMZ089-042130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT FRI NOV 04 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM NEAR FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO 25N88W TO 19N95W WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS SW TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN EXIT THE GULF LATER TONIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE GULF IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. THE HIGH WILL SHIFT SOME EASTWARD SUN AND MON AND WEAKEN ALLOWING FOR WINDS TO BECOME E TO SE ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY TUE EVENING...AND REACH FROM NEAR SW LOUISIANA TO NE MEXICO BY LATE TUE NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-042130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT FRI NOV 04 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 95W INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT FAR W PORTION BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT FAR W PORTION BEHIND FRONT 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ082-042130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT FRI NOV 04 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...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...N OF 21N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-042130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT FRI NOV 04 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...S OF 26N E OF 88W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 27N W OF 87W NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT S OF 27N W OF 87W 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...W OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 87W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-042130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT FRI NOV 04 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N SHIFTING TO NE AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N...AND SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE