000 FZNT24 KNHC 112123 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST FRI NOV 11 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. GMZ089-120330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST FRI NOV 11 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES BUILDING IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT CURRENTLY SE OF THE AREA WILL MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO BECOME ESTABLISHED OVER THE WESTERN GULF SAT THROUGH TUE AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT FORECAST TO ENTER THE GULF WATERS TUE EVENING. $$ GMZ080-120330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST FRI NOV 11 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .SAT THROUGH MON...W OF 93W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT MON. E OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S WINDS 15 KT SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT MON. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. $$ GMZ082-120330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST FRI NOV 11 2011 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE N OF 21N W OF 93W LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...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...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N. .TUE...N OF 21N W OF 96W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N OF 21N E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-120330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST FRI NOV 11 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING S TO SW N OF 26N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ086-120330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST FRI NOV 11 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 27N. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT SUN. .MON AND TUE...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR