000 FZNT24 KNHC 101453 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST THU NOV 10 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. GMZ089-102130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST THU NOV 10 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL REACH FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT MOVING SE OF THE AREA BY FRI MORNING. GALE FORCE WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT IN THE SW GULF WILL DIMINISH BY FRI AFTERNOON. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT WITH WINDS AND SEAS CONTINUING TO DIMINISH AND SUBSIDE THROUGH MON. $$ GMZ080-102130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST THU NOV 10 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT TONIGHT. .FRI...W OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT SUN. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF 93W. $$ GMZ082-102130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST THU NOV 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING S OF 21N W OF 94W... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT T0NIGHT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 14 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST NEAR FRONT. E OF FRONT N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST SE PART...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 20N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 20N SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT S OF 20N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N. $$ GMZ084-102130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST THU NOV 10 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT S OF 25N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N FRI NIGHT. .SAT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-102130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST THU NOV 10 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 11 FT TONIGHT. E OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY