000 FZNT24 KNHC 170853 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST THU NOV 17 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. GMZ089-171530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST THU NOV 17 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT HAS ENTERED THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS FROM 30N90W TO 26N97W AND WILL LIE FROM FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING OVER S WATERS FRI. MODERATE TO FRESH SE WINDS WILL DOMINATE THE GULF OVER THE WEEKEND AND MON. $$ GMZ080-171530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST THU NOV 17 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. $$ GMZ082-171530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST THU NOV 17 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT DURING THE EVENING...EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W. SEAS 4 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT N OF 22N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 22N TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 22N E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 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 S OF 23N. .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. $$ GMZ084-171530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST THU NOV 17 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT N OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING E TO SE N OF 26N FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-171530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST THU NOV 17 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. 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. SEAS 5 TO 8 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 EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .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. 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 SCHAUER