000 FZNT24 KNHC 072115 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST MON NOV 07 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. GMZ089-080330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST MON NOV 07 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ACROSS THE AREA WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT E TONIGHT AND WEAKEN AS THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST TUE EVENING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WED...AND FROM NE FLORIDA TO FAR EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE THU. THE FRONT WILL THEN MOVE TO JUST SE OF THE GULF EARLY FRI. STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW BEHIND THE FRONT WILL LEAD TO GALE FORCE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS OVER THE SW GULF ON THU BEFORE DIMINISHING ON FRI AS HIGH PRES THAT BUILDS IN BEHIND THE FRONT WEAKENS AND SHIFTS EASTWARD THROUGH SAT. $$ GMZ080-080330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST MON NOV 07 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF 95W DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT W OF 95W SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .FRI...E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 93W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF 93W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 93W. $$ GMZ082-080330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST MON NOV 07 2011 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 21N W OF 94W THU... .TONIGHT...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 TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. .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 AND WED NIGHT...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...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW WINDS 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 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. .SAT...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 21N W OF 95W SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-080330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST MON NOV 07 2011 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N NE TO E 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 24N...AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 24N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 24N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE NIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT NW TO N 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 26N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 26N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N. .SAT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-080330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST MON NOV 07 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT TO 9 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY TUE ...THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THROUGH TUE NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...WINDS SHIFTING TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .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 BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...WINDS BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...WINDS E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 24N...AND SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT N OF 24N. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE