000 FZNT24 KNHC 140321 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST SUN NOV 13 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. GMZ089-140930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST SUN NOV 13 2011 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE OVER NORTHERN GULF SHIFT E TUE AS WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH NW GULF WATERS LATE TUE THROUGH WED. FRESH S RETURN FLOW CONTINUE W OF 96W THROUGH TUE AHEAD OF COLD FRONT WHICH ENTERS N GULF WATERS WED NIGHT INTO THU INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS. $$ GMZ080-140930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST SUN NOV 13 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 96W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 96W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND REINFORCING FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT BEHIND REINFORCING FRONT LATE. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-140930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST SUN NOV 13 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 96W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE AT 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...N OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 22N W OF 95W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...N OF 22N W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 22N E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-140930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST SUN NOV 13 2011 .TONIGHT...FROM 24N TO 27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING S TO SW N OF 26N LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N OF 28N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. S OF 28N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-140930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST SUN NOV 13 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING S LATE TUE NIGHT N OF 26N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING NW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N OF 28N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES