000 FZNT24 KNHC 070257 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-070930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 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. $$ GMZ080-070930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST SUN NOV 06 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS W OF 94W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF 95W LATE. .FRI...E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ082-070930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 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...BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS W OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. .THU...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 T0 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. $$ GMZ084-070930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST SUN NOV 06 2011 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE NIGHT. .WED...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT NW TO N 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 26N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 26N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N. $$ GMZ086-070930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST SUN NOV 06 2011 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 26N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...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 GR