000 FZNT24 KNHC 272037 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM 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. GMZ089-280330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 30N88W TO 25N90W TO 18N94W WITH GALE TO NEAR STORM FORCE WINDS S OF 25N W OF 93W. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL EARLY MON MOVING E OF THE AREA MON EVENING. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH THU. A FRONTAL TROUGH MAY MOVE INTO THE NW GULF FRI WITH FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND IT. $$ GMZ080-280330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT N OF 28N. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 93W AND BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT W OF 93W MON NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT E OF 93W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 93W MON NIGHT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT WED. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-280330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING W OF 93W... .TONIGHT...W OF 93W 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 15 TO 23 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .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 AND TUE NIGHT...E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE NIGHT. W OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT TUE NIGHT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF 94W. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 22N LATE. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 22N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N. $$ GMZ084-280330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N E OF FRONT S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 27N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT N OF 27N...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT THROUGHOUT MON NIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TUE NIGHT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU. $$ GMZ086-280330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2011 .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 BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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 BECOMING NW 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 ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT TUE NIGHT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY