000 FZNT24 KNHC 060831 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM CST TUE DEC 06 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. GMZ089-061530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM CST TUE DEC 06 2011 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM SOUTHERN LOUISIANA TO VERACRUZ MEXICO WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WED MORNING...AND MOVE SE OF THE AREA LATE WED. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. $$ GMZ080-061530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 AM CST TUE DEC 06 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT W OF 95W WED NIGHT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF 94W LATE. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ082-061530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 AM CST TUE DEC 06 2011 ...GALE WARNING S OF 21N W OF 95W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED...S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 13 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 96W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 21N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N. $$ GMZ084-061530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 AM CST TUE DEC 06 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 FT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT WED NIGHT. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN MERGING SE AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 26N AND 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 26N. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 25N...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-061530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 AM CST TUE DEC 06 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT..N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT WED NIGHT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING N WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 25N. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER AL