000 FZNT24 KNHC 162128 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST WED NOV 16 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. GMZ089-170330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST WED NOV 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 30N89W TO 25N93W WILL CONTINUE E THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE A STRONG REINFORCING COLD FRONT ENTERS THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS TONIGHT AND OVERTAKES IT. THE COLD FRONT WILL PUSH S THU REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO AND DISSIPATE OVER SE WATERS FRI. FRESH SE WINDS DOMINATE THE GULF OVER THE WEEKEND. $$ GMZ080-170330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST WED NOV 16 2011 .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND REINFORCING FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND REINFORCING FRONT LATE. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. $$ GMZ082-170330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST WED NOV 16 2011 .TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT N OF 22N THU NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT. .SAT...N OF 22N W OF 95W 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 EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 KT NEAR THE COAST OF YUCATAN IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. $$ GMZ084-170330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST WED NOV 16 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 20 KT BEHIND REINFORCING FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND REINFORCING FRONT LATE. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING E TO SE N OF 26N FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-170330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST WED NOV 16 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT N OF 26N TONIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THU EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT THU NIGHT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT OCCASIONALLY 25 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 27N. .SUN...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR