000 FZNT24 KNHC 110333 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM 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. GMZ089-110930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST THU NOV 10 2011 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 29N83W TO 22N90W REACH FROM SW FLORIDA TO NE YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT THEN SE OF GULF EARLY FRI. GALE FORCE WINDS BEHIND FRONT IN SW GULF DIMINISH EARLY FRI. HIGH PRES BUILD BEHIND FRONT WITH FRESH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW BECOMING ESTABLISHED LATE SAT THROUGH TUE AHEAD OF NEXT COLD FRONT. $$ GMZ080-110930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST THU NOV 10 2011 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. .FRI...W OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 95W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...E OF 93W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT TUE. $$ GMZ082-110930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST THU NOV 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING S OF 23N W OF 94W... .TONIGHT...S OF 23N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT... HIGHEST S OF 25N NEAR FRONT. E OF FRONT N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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 20 KT EARLY. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST SE PART...SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 22N 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 KT BY SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT S OF 21N. $$ GMZ084-110930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST THU NOV 10 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 FT S OF 25N AND TO 3 FT N OF 25N LATE FRI NIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE SAT NIGHT. N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING S LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-110930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST THU NOV 10 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE AT 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. E OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E AT 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT FRI NIGHT. .SAT THROUGH 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. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT SUN. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT SUN. .MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES