000 FZNT24 KNHC 062111 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-070330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM 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 REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE WED...FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO BAY OF CAMPECHE THU THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM SW FLORIDA TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY EARLY FRI AND TO JUST SE OF THE GULF LATE FRI. STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW BEHIND THE FRONT WILL LEAD TO GALE FORCE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS OVER A PORTION OF THE SW GULF ON THU BEFORE DIMINISHING ON FRI AS HIGH PRES IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WEAKENS. $$ GMZ080-070330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST SUN NOV 06 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS W OF 94W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT TUE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FR0NT N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF 95W DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT W OF 95W SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .FRI...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT EARLY...THEN E TO SE W OF 93W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 93W...AND SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT E OF 93W EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N. $$ GMZ082-070330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST SUN NOV 06 2011 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 21N W OF 94W THU... .TONIGHT 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 AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 21N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. 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...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .THU...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF 95W...AND TO 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL E OF 95W. $$ GMZ084-070330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST SUN NOV 06 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 87W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE NIGHT. .WED...W OF 88W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 88W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PORTION LATE. .THU...WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 26N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 26N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N. $$ GMZ086-070330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST SUN NOV 06 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N...EXCEPT N OF 25N SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 26N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N BEHIND FRONT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...WINDS BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE