000 FZNT24 KNHC 230829 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST WED NOV 23 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. GMZ089-231530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST WED NOV 23 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE GULF WILL EXTEND FROM 28N83W TO 25N90W TO 19N53W THIS EVENING...THEN STALL AND WEAKEN FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO 24N93W BY LATE THU. A SECOND STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF BY SAT EVENING AND REACH FROM 30N86W TO 18N93W BY SUN MORNING. GALE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT IN THE SW GULF LATE SAT NIGHT INTO SUN. $$ GMZ080-231530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST WED NOV 23 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...W OF 95W SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-231530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST WED NOV 23 2011 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 95W SAT NIGHT AND SUN... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT N OF 21N TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO N TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 21N EARLY THU. 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 AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SW WITHIN 90 NM OF FRONT AND BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT EXCEPT TO 40 KT S OF 22N W OF 95W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT W OF FRONT SAT NIGHT AND 10 TO 15 FT SUN. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ084-231530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST WED NOV 23 2011 .TODAY...N OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. E OF FRONT N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-231530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST WED NOV 23 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS LATE. .THU AND THU NIGHT...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. .SUN...W OF FRONT W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT N OF 28N S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN