000 FZNT24 KNHC 091508 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-092130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST WED NOV 09 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NE MEXICO WILL RAPIDLY MOVE SE REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE THU MORNING PUSHING SE OF THE GULF FRI MORNING. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST BEHIND THE FRONT IN THE FAR SW GULF. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN BEHIND THE FRONT WITH WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISHING AND SUBSIDING THIS WEEKEND. $$ GMZ080-092130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST WED NOV 09 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT TONIGHT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT THU NIGHT. .FRI...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. W OF 93W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .SAT AND SUN...E OF 93W SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-092130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST WED NOV 09 2011 ...GALE WARNING S OF 21N W OF 94W... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO NEAR GALE FORCE...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT S OF 21N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 14 FT THU NIGHT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE THU NIGHT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...S OF 22N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 22N E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. N OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 22N W OF 95W SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE TO S SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN. $$ GMZ084-092130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST WED NOV 09 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE E OF FRONT TONIGHT...AND BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT THU NIGHT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 27N LATE. .SAT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-092130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST WED NOV 09 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 20 TO 30 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT THU NIGHT. E OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SUN. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY