000 FZNT24 KNHC 132101 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST TUE DEC 13 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. GMZ089-140330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST TUE DEC 13 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES NE OF THE AREA WILL SHIFT SLOWLY NE THROUGH WED ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW OVER THE W GULF TO SPREAD TO THE SE ACROSS ALL OF THE GULF BY WED NIGHT. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF WATERS THU NIGHT... REACHING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NE MEXICO ON FRI WHERE IT WILL STALL OUT AND MEANDER ACROSS THE N GULF COASTAL WATERS...THEN SINK S AND WEAKEN ALONG 27N THROUGH SUN. $$ GMZ080-140330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST TUE DEC 13 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO SE TO S WED. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT SE PART...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT LATE. $$ GMZ082-140330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST TUE DEC 13 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 20 KT NW PORTIONS LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT NW PORTIONS LATE. S OF 22N W OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 22N E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST THIS EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 94W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS S OF 22N E OF 93W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS S OF 22N E OF 94W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT W OF 96W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 7 FT W OF 96W. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE WINDS NW PORTIONS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-140330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST TUE DEC 13 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 88W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT GRADUALLY SHIFTING E TO SE WINDS LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 24N AND BUILDING 7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 24N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS BY AFTERNOON AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT OVERNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E WINDS LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-140330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST TUE DEC 13 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING E TO SE WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 26N LATE TONIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT LATE. .FRI...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT N OF 26N. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT S OF 25N. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING