000 FZNT24 KNHC 090854 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST WED NOV 09 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. GMZ089-091530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST WED NOV 09 2011 .SYNOPSIS..COLD FRONT FROM SE LOUISIANA TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS WILL RAPIDLY TO SE LOUISIANA TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE LATER TODAY WED AND FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE THU AND FROM FLORIDA KEYS TO NE YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY FRI BEFORE EXITING GULF. GALE FORCE WIND AND BUILDING SEAS EXPECTED W OF FRONT OVER SW GULF THU BUT DIMINISHING FRI. HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND FRONT. $$ GMZ080-091530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST WED NOV 09 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT W OF 95W LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT W OF 95W LATE THU NIGHT. .FRI...E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-091530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST WED NOV 09 2011 ...GALE WARNING S OF 21N W OF 94W THU... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO NEAR GALE FORCE W OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT W OF FRONT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT DECREASING 25 TO 30 KT LATE THU NIGHT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...S OF 22N W OF 94W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 T0 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 21N W OF 95W SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-091530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST WED NOV 09 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE TONIGHT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING N LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT NW TO N 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 26N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 26N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N. .SAT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-091530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST WED NOV 09 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT. ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...S OF 27N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT LATE. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS