000 FZNT24 KNHC 010255 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM CST WED NOV 30 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. GMZ089-010930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM CST WED NOV 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL PERSIST N OF THE GULF THROUGH SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW GULF LATE SUN WITH GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF THE FRONT IN SW GULF BY LATE MON. $$ GMZ080-010930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 PM CST WED NOV 30 2011 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE 20 TO 25 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SAT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT W OF FRONT. $$ GMZ082-010930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 930 PM CST WED NOV 30 2011 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON... .TONIGHT...E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 21N FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF 21N FRI NIGHT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N. .MON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ084-010930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 930 PM CST WED NOV 30 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT SAT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW N OF 25N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ086-010930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 930 PM CST WED NOV 30 2011 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 9 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA FRI NIGHT. .SAT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL