000 FZNT24 KNHC 240859 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST THU NOV 24 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. GMZ089-241530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST THU NOV 24 2011 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 27N82W TO 19N96W WILL STALL AND BECOME DIFFUSE FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THROUGH 23N92W BY TONIGHT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST SAT EVENING AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN MORNING THEN PUSH SE OF THE GULF LATE SUN NIGHT. GALE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT OVER THE FAR WESTERN GULF LATE SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT. $$ GMZ080-241530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST THU NOV 24 2011 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 95W SAT NIGHT... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ082-241530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST THU NOV 24 2011 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 95W SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 AND FRI NIGHT...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. .MON...N TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12 FT LATE. $$ GMZ084-241530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST THU NOV 24 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. $$ GMZ086-241530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST THU NOV 24 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT LATE. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING NW TO N AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN