000 FZNT24 KNHC 271436 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM CST SUN NOV 27 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. GMZ089-272130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM CST SUN NOV 27 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM SE LOUISIANA NEAR 29N90W TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 19N96W WITH GALE FORCE WINDS S OF 25N W OF 93W BEHIND THE FRONT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL EARLY MON MORNING... MOVING E OF THE AREA MON EVENING. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH THU. $$ GMZ080-272130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 AM CST SUN NOV 27 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT N OF 28N. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 93W AND BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT W OF 93W MON NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT E OF 93W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 93W MON NIGHT. .TUE AND WED...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT WED. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS W OF 94W EARLY. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-272130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 AM CST SUN NOV 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING W OF 93W... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 93W BEHIND FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 45 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS S OF 21N W OF 94W...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG OF FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT E OF 95W AND BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 95W MON NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT E OF 95W AND 3 TO 6 FT W OF 95W MON NIGHT. .TUE...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS W OF 94W. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-272130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 AM CST SUN NOV 27 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT N OF 27N...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT THROUGHOUT MON NIGHT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .WED AND THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-272130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 AM CST SUN NOV 27 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW AHEAD OF FRONT...AND BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT MON NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .WED AND THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY