000 FZNT24 KNHC 220858 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST TUE NOV 22 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. GMZ089-221530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST TUE NOV 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE JUST NE OF THE GULF WILL SHIFT E-SE TUE... AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 30N86W THROUGH 27N97W TO 22N98W WED MORNING. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN FROM 25N80W TO 22N93W TO 18N 94W BY THU MORNING BEFORE DISSIPATING OVER THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND SOUTHERN GULF FRI. A NEW STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF SAT AND REACH FROM 30N92W TO 20N97W BY SUNSET. $$ GMZ080-221530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST TUE NOV 22 2011 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...W OF 95W SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ GMZ082-221530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST TUE NOV 22 2011 .TODAY...N OF 23N W OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...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 NE TO E WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO 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 TO SW WITHIN 90 NM OF FRONT AND BECOMING N 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. $$ GMZ084-221530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST TUE NOV 22 2011 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING W TO NW LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-221530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST TUE NOV 22 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING SW TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS LATE. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .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 CHRISTENSEN