000 FZNT24 KNHC 060849 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST SUN NOV 06 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. GMZ089-061530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST SUN NOV 06 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ACROSS THE AREA WILL SHIFT EASTWARD MON AND WEAKEN AS THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST TUE EVENING. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE WED AND FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO BAY OF CAMPECHE THU. GALE FORCE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ARE EXPECTED IN THE SW GULF BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ GMZ080-061530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST SUN NOV 06 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD AND ALONG FRONT. .WED...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ082-061530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST SUN NOV 06 2011 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 21N W OF 94 THU... .TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON NIGHT. .TUE...N OF 21N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. .THU...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING 12 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-061530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST SUN NOV 06 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. TO 7 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE TUE. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING S TO SW N OF 27N AHEAD OF FRONT THEN BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. .THU...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-061530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST SUN NOV 06 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 26N. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 26N. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. $$ FORECASTER DGS