000 FZNT24 KNHC 100316 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-100930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST WED NOV 09 2011 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 30N87W TO 20N96W REACH FROM 30N84W TO 20N91W EARLY THU THEN SE OF GULF EARLY FRI. GALE FORCE WINDS FORECAST BEHIND FRONT IN SW GULF. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN BEHIND FRONT WITH WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISHING AND SUBSIDING THROUGH MON. $$ GMZ080-100930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST WED NOV 09 2011 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT THU NIGHT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E OF 93W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S AT 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE FRI THEN TO 3 FT LATE FRI NIGHT. W OF 93W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE LATE FRI THEN BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 FT FRI NIGHT. .SAT AND SUN...E OF 93W SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT W OF 95W LATE. $$ GMZ082-100930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 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 40 KT S OF 21N LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT LATE. E OF FRONT NE 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 LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 13 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT THU NIGHT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT LATE THU NIGHT. E OF FRONT N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 22N W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E AT 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT FRI NIGHT. S OF 22N E OF 94W NE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING E 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 FT FRI NIGHT. N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 FT FRI NIGHT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 22N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING S SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 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. $$ GMZ084-100930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST WED NOV 09 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N AT 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT W OF FRONT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT THU NIGHT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 27N FRI NIGHT. .SAT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-100930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST WED NOV 09 2011 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING N THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT THU NIGHT. E OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 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 WALLY BARNES