000 FZNT24 KNHC 221507 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-222130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST TUE NOV 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TX COAST LATER BY THIS EVENING AND LIE FROM 30N86W TO 22N98W WED MORNING AND WEAKEN FROM 25N81W TO 24N 95W TO 18N95W THU MORNING BEFORE PASSING SE OF AREA BY FRI. A NEW STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF SAT AND REACH FROM 30N92W TO 20N97W BY SUNSET. $$ GMZ080-222130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST TUE NOV 22 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...W OF 95W SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ GMZ082-222130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST TUE NOV 22 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...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 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT N OF 21N WED NIGHT. 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...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 21N EARLY. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 95W 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. $$ GMZ084-222130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST TUE NOV 22 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING W TO NW LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-222130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST TUE NOV 22 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON 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 SCHAUER