000 FZNT24 KNHC 151514 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST TUE NOV 15 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. GMZ089-152130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST TUE NOV 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL SHIFT E TODAY AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW GULF LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY WED. A STRONGER REINFORCING FRONT ENTERS THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS WED NIGHT INTO THU AND DISSIPATES ALONG 25N FRI. FRESH SE WINDS RETURN TO THE NW GULF BY SAT WITH A RIDGE RE-ESTABLISHING ITSELF OVER THE E AND MIDDLE GULF WATERS. $$ GMZ080-152130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST TUE NOV 15 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE TONIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND REINFORCING FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT BEHIND REINFORCING FRONT LATE. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND EAST OF FRONT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 93W SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-152130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST TUE NOV 15 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT N OF 22N W OF 93W. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 22N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. .THU...N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF 93W LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N OF 22N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-152130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST TUE NOV 15 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING S TO SW N OF 27N LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .THU...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-152130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST TUE NOV 15 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT N OF 26N LATE. .THU...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .FRI...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER HUFFMAN