000 FZNT24 KNHC 231445 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ089-232130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST WED NOV 23 2011 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO TAMPICO MEXICO WILL EXTEND FROM BIG BEND OF FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL 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. $$ GMZ080-232130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST WED NOV 23 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...W OF 95W SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ082-232130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST WED NOV 23 2011 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 95W SAT NIGHT AND SUN... .THIS AFTERNOON 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 ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E 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 EXCEPT SW WITHIN 90 NM OF FRONT 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. $$ GMZ084-232130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST WED NOV 23 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ GMZ086-232130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST WED NOV 23 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .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. N OF 28N E OF FRONT S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 28N E OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL