000 FZNT24 KNHC 130330 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM 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. GMZ089-130930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST SAT NOV 12 2011 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE OVER NORTHERN GULF SHIFT E TUE AS COLD FRONT APPROACHES NW GULF WATERS LATE TUE THROUGH WED. FRESH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW EXPECTED IN NW GULF SAT THROUGH TUE AHEAD OF COLD FRONT. SECOND REINFORCING COLD FRONT ENTER N GULF WATERS LATE WED INTO THU INCREASING IN WINDS AND SEAS. $$ GMZ080-130930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST SAT NOV 12 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF 93W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING W BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT BEHIND REINFORCING FRONT LATE. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. .THU...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ082-130930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST SAT NOV 12 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 95W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N OF 21N W OF 96W SW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILD TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...N OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT W OF 96W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT W OF 96W. S OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ084-130930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST SAT NOV 12 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING S TO SW N OF 26N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING W TO NW WINDS LATE. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...N OF 27N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ086-130930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST SAT NOV 12 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N AND TO 7 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING S LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...N OF 28N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 28N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES