000 FZNT24 KNHC 212131 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-220330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM 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. A NEW COLD FRONT ENTERS THE NW GULF SAT AND LIES FROM 30N92W TO 18N96W BY SUNSET. $$ GMZ080-220330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST MON NOV 21 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING S TO SW TUE NIGHT AND BECOMING N WINDS 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-220330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST MON NOV 21 2011 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N OF 23N W OF 94W LATE. 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 AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT S OF 20N. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT E TO NE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING N WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SW WITHIN 90 NM OF FRONT AND BECOMING N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ084-220330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST MON NOV 21 2011 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING SW AHEAD OF FRONT LATE SAT NW PART. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT NW PART LATE SAT. $$ GMZ086-220330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST MON NOV 21 2011 .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 AND WED NIGHT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW WED NIGHT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING N WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 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. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER