000 FZNT24 KNHC 160259 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM 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. GMZ089-160930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST TUE NOV 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT EASTWARD TONIGHT AS A WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH MOVES INTO THE NW GULF LATE TONIGHT INTO WED MORNING. A STRONGER REINFORCING COLD FRONT ENTERS THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS WED NIGHT INTO THU AND WILL DISSIPATE 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. $$ GMZ080-160930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST TUE NOV 15 2011 .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SW PORTIONS LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND REINFORCING FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND REINFORCING FRONT LATE. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 93W SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 93W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-160930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST TUE NOV 15 2011 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND SECOND FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT N OF 22N LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N OF 22N W OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-160930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST TUE NOV 15 2011 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING S TO SW N OF 27N LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE WINDS LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-160930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST TUE NOV 15 2011 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N 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 AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 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 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING