000 FZNT24 KNHC 282053 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST MON NOV 28 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. GMZ089-290330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST MON NOV 28 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM SW FLORIDA TO WESTERN CUBA WITH MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND IT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA LATER THIS EVENING. HIGH PRES WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH THE WEEK. $$ GMZ080-290330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST MON NOV 28 2011 .TONIGHT...E OF 93W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF 93W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE NIGHT. W OF 93W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT WED NIGHT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE SAT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-290330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST MON NOV 28 2011 .TONIGHT...E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE NIGHT. W OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT TUE NIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT WED NIGHT. W OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 21N FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 21N FRI. $$ GMZ084-290330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST MON NOV 28 2011 .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TUE NIGHT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU. .FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. $$ GMZ086-290330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST MON NOV 28 2011 .TONIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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 7 FT TUE NIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE. .THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT FRI. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY