000 FZNT24 KNHC 092132 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-100330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST WED NOV 09 2011 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO MOVE RAPIDLY SE REACHING FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE THU MORNING PUSHING SE OF GULF FRI MORNING. GALE FORCE WINDS FORECAST BEHIND FRONT IN FAR SW GULF. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN BEHIND FRONT WITH WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISHING AND SUBSIDING THIS WEEKEND. $$ GMZ080-100330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST WED NOV 09 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT TONIGHT. E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT THU NIGHT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT FRI AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT FRI AFTERNOON...THEN SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI NIGHT. W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE FRI AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI NIGHT. .SAT AND SUN...E OF 93W SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT W OF 95W. $$ GMZ082-100330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST WED NOV 09 2011 ...GALE WARNING S OF 21N W OF 94W... .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO NEAR GALE FORCE INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT S OF 21N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 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 12 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 AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 22N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT FRI NIGHT. S OF 22N E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT FRI NIGHT. N OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT FRI NIGHT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 22N 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 SHIFTING TO SE TO S SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT NW PORTION. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT NW PORTION. $$ GMZ084-100330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST WED NOV 09 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE E OF FRONT...AND BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT THU NIGHT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 27N FRI NIGHT. .SAT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-100330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST WED NOV 09 2011 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE 20 TO 30 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 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 AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT FRI NIGHT. .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. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY