000 FZNT24 KNHC 211455 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST MON NOV 21 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. GMZ089-212130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST MON NOV 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE NE OF THE GULF WILL SHIFT E TUE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST TUE NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N87W THROUGH 27N94W TO 22N98W WED MORNING AND WEAKEN FROM 26N82W THROUGH 23N95W TO 18N95W THU MORNING BEFORE DISSIPATING OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF BY FRI. $$ GMZ080-212130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST MON NOV 21 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING S TO SW TUE NIGHT AND BECOMING N WINDS 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ082-212130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST MON NOV 21 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N OF 23N W OF 94W TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 23N OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OFF YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT E TO NE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-212130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST MON NOV 21 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-212130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST MON NOV 21 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA TUE MORNING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING W TO NW LATE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING NE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER