000 FZNT24 KNHC 120843 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST SAT NOV 12 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. GMZ089-121530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST SAT NOV 12 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF REMAINS IN PLACE THROUGH TUE WHEN A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA. THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH WATERS N OF 27N LATE TUE THROUGH WED. FRESH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW IS EXPECTED IN THE NW GULF SAT THROUGH TUE AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. $$ GMZ080-121530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST SAT NOV 12 2011 .TODAY THROUGH MON...W OF 95W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT MON. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S WINDS 15 KT SUN THROUGH MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SUN THROUGH MON. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. $$ GMZ082-121530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST SAT NOV 12 2011 .TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .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 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. $$ GMZ084-121530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST SAT NOV 12 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 24N E OF 86W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW N OF 26N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...S OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N WINDS 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-121530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST SAT NOV 12 2011 .TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N EXCEPT TO 7 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .TUE...S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER